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CONGREGATIONAL 



HYMN BOOK 



SERVICE OF THE SANCTUARY. 



Sing praises to God, si no praises ; si no praise 
unto our King, sing praises. For God is the 
King of all the earth : sing ye praises 
with understanding. 
DAVID. 




BOSTON 
JOHN P. JEWETT AND COMPANY. 

CLEVELAND, OHIO: H . P. B. JEWETT. 
18 5 7. 




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Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by 
JOHN P. JEWETT & COMPANY, 
In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts. 



ELECTROTTPED AT THE 
BOSTON STEREOTYPE FOUNDRY. 



Cambridge : Allen -t Farnham, Printers. 



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5" PREFACE. 

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2*. 

The Congregational Hymn Book is designed expressly 
for the service of the sanctuary, and in its compilation the 
wants of the pastor, the choir, and the people in the solemn 
act of public worship, and the immediate relation of the whole 
assembly to Jehovah, the adorable Object of all true worship, 
have been steadily kept in view. 

From the rich and ample domain of our devotional lyric 
poetry, the compiler has endeavored to make a collection of 
hymns, correct in sentiment, elevated in style, harmonious 
in language, and so full and copious in its various depart- 
ments as to meet and satisfy the present exigencies of the 
Congregational Church in America. 

The best versions of the Psalms, together with the choicest 
hymns of the highly- gifted and the venerated Dr. Watts 
form the basis of the work ; and next to these, decided 
preference has been given to the sublime and spiritual com- 
positions of Dr. Doddridge, to the warm and heart- stirring 
lyrics of the Rev. Charles Wesley, and to the smooth, the 
tender, and devout effusions of Mrs. Steele. 

Of the more modern sacred poets, the estimable Cowper, 
and the pious Xewton, joint authors of the " Olney Hymns ; " 
the elegant and devoted Heber ; the Christ -loving James 
Montgomery ; the pensive Grant ; the fervent Kelly ; the 
classic Bowring ; Lyte, the author of the " Sphit of the 
Psalms ; " the accomplished Dr. Collyer ; Dr. Andrew Reed, 
and Dr. S. P. Smith, are largely represented in this volume; 
and in addition to these, the choicest lyrical productions of 
nearly two hundred other sacred poets give variety and rich- 
ness to its pages. 

As the design of singing in the sanctuary is not to teach 
the abstruse doctrines of theology, or to extol and magnify 
the worshipper ; but, on the other hand, to laud, and bless, 

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and glorify the living God, either by the voice of supplication 
or by direct ascriptions of thanksgiving and praise, many pop- 
ular hymns, beautiful in themselves, but having no adapta- 
tion to the purposes of public worship, have been designedly 
omitted ; and for the same reason, hymns containing direct 
addresses to the dead have found no place in this collection. 

Believing that the changes and mutilations which most of 
our standard hymns have from time to time undergone are 
alike at variance with good taste and literary integrity, and 
that a continuance of this practice must prove highly detri- 
mental to the best interests of hymnology, the compiler has 
ventured on no alterations and emendations in the hymns of 
this collection, except in the way of abridgment, or of cor- 
recting grammatical and rhythmical errors, or of restoring 
the hymns to their original form, which is found to be, in al- 
most every instance, the most lyrical, the most devotional, 
and the best. 

The psalms of Dr. "Watts have been collated with Ms own 
edition of 1719, and both psalms and hymns with the quarto 
edition of his works published by his executors in 1753. The 
hymns of Addison, Wesley, Doddridge, Steele, Toplady, 
Beddome, Hart, the Stennetts, Dr. Francis, Cowper, New- 
ton, &c, have all been read and rectified by early editions of 
their respective works. Those of Montgomery, Kelly, Reed, 
and Heber are given as revised by their own hands. 

In regard to hymns whose authorship is unknown, or whose 
original form could not be ascertained, that copy of them has 
been taken which seemed, on the whole, best suited to the 
service of the church. 

In a few instances, verbal changes in hymns long familiar, 
in their existing form, to the ear of the people, and wedded, 
as it were, to music, have been permitted to remain ; and in 
Miss Elliott's beautiful hymn, beginning — 

" Just as I am, without one plea " — 

a single stanza (the oth) has been inserted. 

In the prosecution of his work, the compiler has had the 
following points, especially, before him : — 

1. To present one or more versions of as many of the psalms 
as could be found in a style at all worthy of the spirit of the 
original, and at the same time sufficiently smooth and lyrical 

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for musical expression and effect. These versions may all 
readily be found by recurring to the Index. 

2. To select such hymns as are founded upon, or unfold 
some sentiment or doctrine of the Bible ; thus making the 
work breathe forth the spirit and develop something of the 
excellence and sublimity, of that great Source of sacred 
poetry and song. 

The prominent idea of each hymn is generally expressed 
in its title, which is invariably taken from Holy Writ. 

3. To introduce a large number of hymns for the praise and 
adoration of God ; and, in hymns of a didactic nature, to give 
the preference to such as contain some express acknowledg- 
ment of God, who should ever be the End, and Aim, and Ob- 
ject of all the psalmody of the church. In accordance with 
this idea, a large number of doxologies have been inserted. 

4. To make the classes of hymns referring to the person of 
our Saviour, the work of redemption, and the Holy Spirit, as 
copious and complete as would consist with the limits of 
the work. 

5. To present a large number of hymns deeply devotional 
in sentiment, and embodying the profound and varied experi- 
ence of the Christian life. 

6. To give this book a marked and decided evangelical 
tone ; and to make it an expression also of the genius and 
spirit of the Congregational Church in this country. 

7. To introduce a copious supply of hymns on the revival 
and extension of the church, on missionary and other kin- 
dred topics, with the view of fostering and promoting that 
aggressive power of the gospel which is now so signally un- 
folding itself in the church of God throughout the world. 

8. To admit such hymns only as may be set to music and 
sung by a choir and congregation with fervor, animation, and 
solemnity. 

9. To make the Arrangement and the Indexes so simple 
and complete that hymns on any given topic may be imme- 
diately found. 

10. To prepare a hymn book, in brief, which should meet 
the varied circumstances and special occasions of our wor- 
shipping assemblies ; which should promote the practice of 
congregational singing in our churches ; which should be alive 
and glowing with the spirit of the Oracles of God ; alive and 

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glowing with the soul of sacred lyric poetry ; alive and glow- 
ing with the fire of pure and genuine devotion ; alive and 
glowing with the lofty praises of our great Immanuel. 

Such has been the constant aim of the compiler and his 
assistants in his long and laborious task. To what extent he 
has succeeded it remains for the churches to determine. If 
they shall find this Hymn Book so complete in its matter and 
arrangement as to meet their wants in this living and event- 
ful age ; so deeply imbued with the inspiration of genuine 
poetry and of the Oracles of truth as to breathe into them a 
profounder reverence and a livelier gratitude to God ; as to 
awaken them to a higher spirituality, lead them to a holier 
style of living, and a more efficient action for the salva- 
tion of a world now perishing in wickedness around them ; 
and if God shall own and bless it in making it the means 
of exalting anew the heart and voice of thanksgiving and of 
melody in His sanctuary ; of winning souls to the Redeemer, 
and of quickening and preparing saints to sing the " song of 
Moses and the Lamb " before His holy throne above, — the 
honor and the praise shall be ever given to His great and 
glorious name. 

The compiler would do injustice to his feelings were he not 
to express his obligations and acknowledgments to George 
Livermore, Esq., of Cambridge, and Mr.D. C. Colesworthy, 
of Boston, for the use of their valuable works on hymnology ; 
to Drs. E. N. Kirk and Leonard Withington, to the Rev. 
Joseph C.Bodwell, the Rev. Edmund Dowse, the Rev. B. G. 
Northrtjp, and the Rev. Horace James, for their friendly 
counsel and assistance ; to Dr. S. E. Smith, Mrs. Brown, and 
Hyde, and others, for original hymns ; to his sister, Mrs. E. E. 
Bates, for her self-denying labors in ascertaining the correct 
readings of the hymns ; and to a large number of his brethren 
in the ministry, and others, for their kind and valuable sug- 
gestions ; and also to his publisher and printer for the supe- 
rior typographic execution of the work. 

ELIAS NASON. 

April 21, 1857* 

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INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 



Abide with us ; the evening shades L. M 159 

A broken heart, my God, my Kin g L. If 487 

According to Thy gracious word C. M 776 

A charge to keep I have .S. M 664 

Acquaint thee, O mortal, acquaint thee with God lis 462 

Again the day returns of holy rest 10s 340 

Alas, and did my Saviour bleed C. M 473 

All hail, the power of Jesus' name C. M 265 

All His servants join to sing 7s 278 

All mortal vanities, begone L. M 222 

All scenes alike engaging prove L. M 17 

Almighty God, Thy word is cast CM 404 

Almighty Maker of my frame L. M 996 

Almighty Ruler of the skies L. M 919 

Always with us, always with us 8s & 7s 696 

Amid Thy wrath, remember love C. M 588 

Am I a soldier of the cross G. M 663 

Among the assemblies of the great L. M 947 

And canst thou, sinner, slight S. M 451 

And must this body die S. M 1041 

And will the great, eternal God L. M 743 

And will the Judge descend S. M 1055 

Angels, assist to sing 6s & 7s 96 

Angels from the realms of glory 8s, 7s, & 4 137 

Angels holy 4s, 7s, & 8s 89 

Angels, roll the rock away 7s 183 

Another six days' work is done L. M 331 

Arise, great God, and let Thy grace L. M 863 

Arise in all Thy splendor, Lord L. M 839 

Arise, my soul, arise .H. M 200 

Arise, my soul, my joyful powers C. M 683 

Arise, O King of grace, arise C. M.. 751 

Arise, ye people, and adore = C. M 105 

As birds their infant brood protect L. M 727 

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Blessed arc the pure in heart. S. M 551 

Blessed are tJie sons of God 7s 685 

Blessed are the sous of peace S. 31 884 

Blessed are the souls that hear and know C. M 403 

Blessed be the Father and His love L. M 303 

Blessed be the tie that binds S. M 779 

Blessed is the man whom Thou, O Lord C. 11 702 

Blessed is the man whose softening heart C. M 534 

Blessed is the man who shuns the place C. 11 691 

Blessed who with generous pity glows L. M 531 

Bless, O Lord, the opening year 7s 975 

Blest Comforter divine S. M 293 

Blest morning, whose young dawning rays C. M 335 

Blow ye the trumpet, blow IL If 445 

Bread of heaven, on Thee I feed 7s 769 

Bread of the world, in mercy broken 9s Sc 8s 77-2 

Breast the wave, Christian 5s & 6s 659 

Bright and joyful is the morn 7s 143 

Bright glories rush upon my sight C. II 1059 

Brightest and best of the sons of the morning lis & 10s 149 

Bright King of glory, dreadful God L. If 246 

Brightness of the Father's glory 8s Sc 7s 273 

Bright Source of everlasting love C. M 940 

Broad is the road that leads to death L. M 443 

Buried in shadows of the night L. M 195 

Burst, ye emerald gates, and bring 7s 6s 1077 

By cool Siloam's shady rill C. M 907 

Calm on the listening ear of night C. M 144 

Cease, ye mourners, cease to languish Ss &. 7s 1037 

Chief Shepherd of Thy chosen sheep C. If 742 

Child of sin and sorrow, filled with dismay 10s, 6, & 4s 459 

Children, hear the melting story 8s, 7s, & 4 921 

Children, listen to the Lord 7s 923 

Children of the heavenly King 7s 706 

Christians, brethren, ere we part 7s 402 

Christian, see ! the orient morning 8s, 7s, & 4 847 

Christ leads me through no darker rooms C. 31 593 

Christ, of all my hopes the Ground 7s 679 

Christ, the Lord, is risen to-day 7s 181 

Christ, whose glory fills the skies 7s 223 

Come, all ye saints of God 6s & 4s 231 

Come, blessed Spirit, Source of light L. M 291 

Come, dearest Lord, descend, and dwell L. M 791 

Come, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove ..L. M 296 

Come hither, all ye weary souls L. M 421 

Come, Holy Spirit, come S. B£ 295 

Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove C M 286 

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INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 



Come, humble sinner, in whose breast C. M 472 

Come in, thou blessed of the Lord L. M 754 

Come, let our voices join H. M 922 

Come, let our voices join to raise L. M 368 

Come, let us anew our journey pursue P. M 972 

Come, let us join our cheerful songs C. M 263 

Come, let us lift our joyful eyes C. M 241 

Come, let us lift our voices high C. M 770 

Come, my soul, thy suit prepare 7s 619 

Come, O my soul, in sacred lays L. M 100 

Come, O ye saints, your voices raise C. M 93 

Come, said Jesus' sacred voice 7s 449 

Come, sound His praise abroad S. M 358 

Come, Thou almighty King 6s & 4s 308 

Come, Thou Desire of all Thy saints CM 373 

Come, Thou Fount of every blessing 8s & 7s 5-23 

Come, Thou soul-transforming Spirit 8s, 7s, & 4 375 

Come to Calvary's holy mountain 8s &l 7s 427 

Come up hither; come away 7s 1075 

Come, we who love the Lord S. M 71-2 

Come, ye disconsolate, where'er ye languish lis &, 10s 601 

Come, ye sinners, poor and wretched 8s, 7s, <fc 4 466 

Come, ye souls, by sin afflicted 8s, 7s, & 4 425 

Come, ye that know and fear the Lord C. M 35 

Consider all my sorrows, Lord C. M 563 

Constrain me by Thy love S. M 210 

Creator Spirit ! by whose aid L. M 285 

Crown His head with endless blessing 8s &: 7s 256 

Dark brood the heavens o'er thee 7s & 6s 446 

Daughter of Zion, awake from thy sadness lis 815 

Daughter of Zion, from the dust C. 31., . 801 

Day of judgment, day of wonders 8s, 7s, & 4 468 

Dearest of all the names above C. M 207 

Dear is the hallowed morn to me L. 31 333 

Dear Lord, and shall Thy Spirit rest L. M 292 

Dear Refuge of my weary soul C. M 454 

Delay not, delay not ; O sinner, draw near lis 452 

Delightful work, young souls to win. C. M 911 

Depth of mercy ! can there be 7s 488 

Descend from heaven, immortal Dove L. M 302 

Did Christ o'er sinners weep S. M 154 

Do not I love Thee, O my Lord CM 520 

Dread Jehovah, God of nations 8s cc 7s 953 

Early, my God, without delay CM 354 

Earth's transitory things decay L. M 595 

Erect your heads, eternal gates C M 187 

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Ere tin heavens were stretched abroad L. M 134 

Eternal and immortal King L. M 654 

Eternal Father, God of love CM 400 

Eternal God, Thy works of might C M 26 

Eternal Power! Almighty God C. M 53 

Eternal Source of every joy L. M 991 

Eternal Spirit, we confess L. M 299 

Eternal Wisdom, Thee we praise... C. M 43 

Eternity! Eternity P. M 1005 

Exalted Prince of life, we own L. M 257 

Exalt the Lord our God S. M 30 

Faint not, Christian, though the road 7s 673 

Faith, hope, and charity, these three L. M 929 

Faith is the brightest evidence C. M 507 

Faith is the polar star S. P. M 509 

Far as the isles extend H. M 824 

Far as Thy name is known S. M 359 

Far from mortal cares retreating 8s &c 7s 376 

Far from these narrow scenes of night C. M 1060 

Far from my thoughts, vain world, begone L. M 390 

Far from the world, O Lord, I flee C. M 547 

Far o'er the land the precious grain C. M. 736 

Father, by Thy heavenly blessing 8s } 7s, & 4 741 

Father, I bless Thy gentle hand L. M 600 

Father of heaven, whose love profound L. M 352 

Father of mercies, bow Thine ear L. M .743 

Father of mercies, God of love L. M 492 

Father of mercies, in Thy word C. M 315 

Father of mercies, send Thy grace C. M 535 

Father of the human race 7s 883 

Father, Thy paternal care 7s.. 56 

Father, whate'er of earthly bliss C. M 611 

Fools in their hearts believe and say C. M 418 

For a season called to part 7s 795 

Forever with the Lord S. M 1072 

Forth from the dark and stormy sky L. M 372 

Fountain of mercy, God of love C. M .988 

Frequent the day of God returns C. M 398 

Friend after friend departs S. H. M 1009 

From all that dwell below the skies L. M 130 

From deep distress and troubled thoughts L. M 567 

From every stormy wind that blows L. M C22 

From Greenland's icy mountains 7s & 6s 819 

From foes that would the land devour 8s & 6s 948 

From lowest depths of woe S. M 562 

From the cross uplifted high 7s 434 

From Thee, my God, my jovs shall rise, C. M 716 

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From the table now retiring 8s & 7s 778 

From year to year in love we meet L. M 927 

Gently, gently lay Thy rod 7s 604 

Gently, my Saviour, let me down L. M 1008 

Gird on Thy conquering sword .H. M 814 

Gird Thy sword on, mighty Saviour.... 8s, 7s, & 4 846 

Give me the wings of faith to rise C. M 510 

Give thanks to God ; He reigns above L. M 52 

Give thanks to God most high H. M 107 

Give to our God immortal praise L. M 106 

Give to the Lord, ye sons of fame L. M 25 

Give to the winds thy fears S. M 672 

Glad hearts to Thee we bring 6s & 4s 925 

Glorious things of thee are spoken 8s & 7s 724 

Glory, glory everlasting 8s, 7s, & 4 283 

Glory, glory to our King 7s 275 

Glory to God on high 6s & 4s 266 

Glory to the Father give 7s 918 

Glory to Thee, my God, this night L. M 639 

God Almighty and All-seeing 8s, 7s, & 4 386 

God bless our native land 6s & 4s 943 

God in His earthly temple lays , L. M 394 

God is in His holy temple 8s, 7s, & 4 346 

God is love ; His mercy brightens 8s & 7s 34 

God is the Refuge of His saints L. M 60 

God moves in a mysterious way C. 3VT 78 

God, my Supporter and my Hope C. M 705 

God of mercy, hear our prayer 7s 889 

God of my life, through all its days L. M 123 

God of my life, to Thee I call L. M 568 

God of our fathers, by whose hand C. M 945 

God of our fathers, 'tis Thy hand L. M 933 

God of our fathers, to Thy throne CM 956 

God of the changing year, whose arm of power 10s .993 

God of the morning, at whose voice L. M 541 

God of the rolling orbs above L. M 46 

God of the universe, to Thee C M 750 

God the all-terrible, Thou who ordainest lis, 10, & 9 962 

Go, heralds of salvation, forth L. M 740 

Go, messenger of peace and love L. M 859 

Good is the Lord, the heavenly King C M 980 

Go, preach My gospel, saith the Lord L. M. 735 

Go to dark Gethsemane 7s 163 

Go, ye messengers of God 7s 857 

Grace, like an uncorrupted seed C. M 686 

Grace ! 'tis a charming sound S. M 208 

Gracious P;> : nT ! love divine „ 7s 290 

«»,.oit the abundance of the sea , L. M.. . ... . =881 

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INDEX OF FIRST LIXES. 



Gr?nt former of this various frame L. M 14 

Great God, as seasons disappear E. M 990 

Great God, attend, while Zion sings L. M 3:3 

Great God, at Thy command ^« Bl 9i3 

Great God, beneath whose piercing eye L. P. ?»1 951 

Gread God, how infinite art Thou CM 13 

Great God, indulge my humble claim L. M 3i4 

Great God, in vain man's narrow view E. M 21 

Great God, the heavens' well-ordered frame L. P. M 40 

Great God, the nations of the earth C M 854 

Great God, this sacred day of Thine E. M 343 

Great God, Thy penetrating eye C Bf 15 

Great God, we sing that mighty hand L. Bl 973 

Great God, what do I see and hear P. Bl 1054 

Great God, who rear'st the mountain's height L. B| 47 

Great God, whose universal sway E. Bl 822 

Great is the Lord ; His works of might C 31 22 

Great is the Lord, our God S. M 722 

Great is the Lord ! What tongue can frame E. M 27 

Great Lord of angels, we adore L. M 734 

Great Shepherd of Thine Israel L. Bl 807 

Great Source of being and of love L. Bf 323 

Green pastures, and clear streams S. Bf 731 

Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah 8s, 7s, & 4 626 

Hail ! holy, holy, holy Lord C M 304 

Hail, sacred truth, whose piercing rays C Bf 325 

Hail, sovereign love, that first began L. M 231 

Hail, Thou long-expected Jesus 8s & 7s 152 

Hail, Thou once-despised Jesus 8s &; 7s 258 

Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morning lis & 10s 812 

Hail to the Lord's Anointed 7s & 6s 829 

Hail to the Prince of life and peace L. M 252 

Hallelujah! best and sweetest 8s, 7s, & 4.. 277 

Happy is he who fears the Lord C Bf 533 

Happy, Saviour, would I be 7s 616 

Happy's the child whose tender years C Bl 899 

Happy the church, thou sacred place L. Bf 732 

Happy the heart where graces reign C Bl , 522 

Hark ! an awful voice is sounding 8s & 7s 668 

Hark ! from the tombs a doleful sound C M 10S5 

Hark, my soul ! it is the Lord 7s 501 

Hark ! ten thousand harps and voices 8s & 7s 271 

Hark ! that shout of rapturous joy 7s 1056 

Hark, the glad sound ! the Saviour comes , C Bf. ...... 150 

Hark! the gospel trumpet's sounding % 8s & 7s 450 

Hark ! the herald angels sing 7s 143 

Hark ! the song of jubilee 7s 279 

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High on His throne of heavenly light 


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Hosanna to our conquering King 


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Hosanna to the living Lord 


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Hosanna to the Prince of Light 


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How are Thy servants blessed, O Lord 


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How beauteous are their feet 


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How blessed the sacred tie that binds 


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How charming is the place 


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How large the promise, how divine C. M 757 

How long, O Lord, shall I complain L. M 591 

How oft, alas ! this wretched heart C. M 490 

How pleasant, how divinely fair L. M 387 

How pleasant 'tis to see S. P. M 781 

How pleased and blessed was I S. P. M 371 

How pleasing is Thy voice H. M 973 

How precious is the book divine.... C. M 311 

How sad our state by nature is C. M 41G 

How shall the sons of men appear L. Bf 192 

How shall the young secure their hearts C. M 321 

How soft the words my Saviour speaks L. M 905 

How sweet and awful is the place C. M 7G4 

How sweet, how heavenly is the sight C. HE 7S2 

How sweetly along the gay mead 8s 981 

How sweetly flowed the gospel's sound L. M 153 

How sweet the evening shadows fall C. M 643 

How sweet the hour of closing day L. M 1006 

How sweet the melting lay S. 31 792 

How sweet the name of Jesus sounds C. M 212 

How sweet to leave the world a while L. M 737 

How swift the torrent rolls S. M 993 

How vain are all things here below C. M 570 

How vain is all beneath the skies L. M 999 

How wondrous great, how glorious bright C. M 6 

I asked the Lord that I might grow L. M 564 

If God succeed not, all the cost L. M 699 

If human kindness meets return .C. M 765 

If through unruffled seas S. M 513 

I give immortal praise H. M 306 

I know that my Redeemer lives ; What comfort L. M 214 

I know that my Redeemer lives, And ever C. M 215 

I'll praise my Maker with my breath L. P. M 103 

I'll speak the honors of my King C. M 267 

I love the Lord ; He guides my way C. M 517 

I love the Lord ; He heard my cries C. M 521 

I love the volumes of Thy word L. P. M 314 

I love Thy kingdom, Lord S. M 730 

I love to steal a while away C. M G33 

I'm not ashamed to own my Lord C. M 701 

In all my Lord's appointed ways C. M 677 

In all my vast concerns with Thee C. M .13 

In all my ways, O God S. M 882 

Indulgent Sovereign of the skies L. M 843 

In evil long I took delight C. M 496 

In expectation sweet S. M 1057 

In God's own house pronounce His praise C. M 378 

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INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 



In heaven the rapturous song began C. M 151 

In mercy, not in wrath, rebuke C. M 498 

Inquire, ye pilgrims, for the way C. M 369 

In songs of sublime adoration and praise lis & 8s 121 

In sweet, exalted strains H. M 746 

In the cross of Christ I glory 8s & 7s 178 

In Thee, great God, with songs af praise C. M 950 

In the soft season of thy youth C. M 904 

In Thy name,'0 Lord, assembling 8s, 7s, & 4 353 

In trouble and in grief, O God CM 579 

In vain we seek for peace with God C. M 191 

I saw, beyond the tomb S. M 566 

I send the joys of earth away L. M 680 

I sing the almighty power of God C. M 15 

I spread my sins before the Lord L. M 502 

Israel's Shepherd, guide me, feed me 8s & 7s 401 

I stand on Zion's mount S. M .707 

Is there ambition in my heart C. M 555 

Is this a fast for Me S. M 

Is this the kind return S. M 482 

It is the Lord, enthroned in light C. M 1 

It is the Lord our Saviour's hand L. M 1003 

I trust the Lord . „ .4s & 7s .323 

I waited patient for the Lord C. M 577 

I wait for Thy salvation, Lord C. M 799 

I was a grovelling creature once C. M 688 

I was a wandering sheep S. M 574 

I will extol Thee, Lord, on high L. M GL5 

I would not live alway : I ask not to stay lis & 12s 1013 

Jehovah reigns ; lie dwells in light L. M 2 

Jehovah reigns j let all the earth L. M 4 

Jehovah's praise sublime 6s & 8s 103 

Jerusalem ! my happy home C. M .720 

Jesus, and shall it ever be L. M 5L2 

Jesus, assembled in Thy name C. M 692 

Jesus, at Thy command H. M 508 

Jesus, full of all compassion 8s & 7s -473 

Jesus, I love Thy charming name C. M 213 

Jesus, I my cross have taken 8s & 7s 676 

Jesus invites His saints S. M 767 

Jesus, Lover of my soul 7s 234 

Jesus, my Ail, to heaven is gone L. M 1042 

Jesus shall reign where'er the sun L. M 623 

Jesus, the vision of Thy face C. M ,527 

Jesus, Thou everlasting King L. M 284 

Jesus, Thy blood and righteousness. L. M 235 

Jesus, to Thy dear wounds we liee C. M 1050 

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INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 









& 












& 




.. . ,479 








B. 


M... 


....209 
































T 


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Judges, who rule the world bv laws 




.L. 


p. 


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963 








L. 


M, 


....476 


































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.... 23 








*r. 7s 


. . , .578 








,c. 


M., . 


....324 




7s. 


, 6s 


1. Xr. ft 


. . ..774 














8s, 


7s, 


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....624 










M 


. . . 362 










TVT 


....317 












































P. 


M... 


....970 
























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....557 






6s 


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c. 


M.. . 


...1036 












, 432 








c. 


M. 


87 


















,8s 


& 


7s 


224 












958 












. 415 












477 










M 


.1001 












. ... 195 


Listen, sinner ! Mercy hails you 


8s. 




, & 


. 4. . 


. . . 443 








T, 


M. 


. . ..392 




8s. 




, & 


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.. ..247 




8s, 


7s 


, & 


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. .1051 


Look, ye saints ; the sight is glorious 


8s, 


7s, 


& 


4s., . 


....259 



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INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 





CP. 


M, , 


....486 




L. 


M., 


.. . .775 












C. 


M 


....775 


Lord, dismiss us with Thy blessing ; Bid us 


8s & 7s... 


....397 


Lord, dismiss us with Thy blessing ; Fill our . . . 


8s, 7s, & 


4s 


406 






M, , 


....704 




C. 


M. , 


. . . .417 






M. , 


....576 




































C. 


M... 


....322 




c. 


M... 


....351 














M 


....939 




L. 


M., . 


....944 






M., , 


....399 


Lord of all worlds, incline Thy bounteous ear. . . 


10s... 


....850 




. . .8s?. 7s. & 4.. . 


....930 




8s & 




...971 














M, , 


. . , .344 






M, 


.. ..367 


Lord, Thou hast searched and seen me through . 










Ss & 




....111 








....865 












C. 


V 






s. 


M... 


....997 












L. 


M... 


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L. 


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L. 


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....849 






















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. . .8s?. 7s. <fc 4.. _ 
































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INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 



Lo, what a glorious sight appears '. .C. M 818 

Lowly and solemn be 6s Ik 4s 1026 

Man has a soul of vast desires L. II 410 

Many centuries have tied 7s 766 

Many woes had Christ endured 7s 166 

May not the sovereign Lord on high L. M 31 

May the glorious day of promise 8s, 7s, &l 4 864 

May the grace of Christ, our Saviour 8s & 7s 407 

Men of God, go take your stations 8s, 7s, &c 4 858 

Messiah ! at Thy glad approach C. M 136 

Mighty One, before whose face 7s 909 

Mine eyes and my desire S. M 581 

Morning breaks upon the tomb 7s 180 

My dear Redeemer, and my Lord L. 31 155 

My faith looks up to Thee 6s & 4s 511 

My few revolving years S. M 995 

My former hopes are fled S. M 494 

My God, accept my early vows L. M 364 

My God, in whom are all the springs L. M 91 

My God, my everlasting Hope C. M 656 

My God, my King, Thy various praise L. M 129 

My God, my Life, my Love S. M 519 

My God, my Portion, and my Love C. M 523 

My God, permit me not to be L. M 548 

My God, the Spring of all my joys CM 715 

My God, the steps of pious men C. M 695 

My God, Thy boundless love I praise C. P. M 38 

My gracious Redeemer I love 8s 518 

My opening eyes with rapture see L. M 339 

My Shepherd is the living Lord L. M 65 

My son, know thou the Lord S. M 893 

My soul before Thee prostrate lies L. M 497 

My soul, be on thy guard S. M 670 

My soul, repeat His praise S. M 57 

My soul, thy great Creator praise L. M 93 

My soul, with humble fervor raise L. M 90 

My soul, with sacred joy survey L. M 826 

My spirit looks to God alone L. M 692 

My spirit sinks within me, Lord L. M ,569 

My thoughts surmount these lower skies C. M 516 

Nearer, my God, to Thee 6s & 4s 651 

No change of time shall ever shock C. M .75 

Not all the blood of beasts S. M 198 

Not in the churchyard shall he sleep C. M 880 

Not to the terrors of the Lord C. M 783 

Now begin the heavenly theme 7s 250 

Now be the gospel banner 7s & 6s 833 

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INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 



Now for a hymn of praisa to Goi C. P. M .72 

Now for a tune of lofty praise L. M 263 

Now is the accepted time S. M 433 

Now let our mourning hearts revive C. M 1015 

Now let our souls, on wings sublime L. BI G30 

Now let our voices join S. M 709 

Now living waters flow S. M r -J 7 

Now may the Lord of earth and skies C. M 9d7 

Now shall my solemn vows be paid C. M 650 

Now to the Lord a noble song L. M 95 

O, bless the Lord, my soul S. M 51 

O, blessed souls are they S. M 5>0 

O, bow Thine ear, Eternal One L. M 749 

O city of the Lord, begin CM B13 

O, come, loud anthems let us sing L. M 3G1 

O, could I speak the matchless worth C. P. M. 213 

O, could our thoughts and wishes fly C. M 627 

O, deem not they are blessed alone L. M 1014 

O'er the gloomy hills of darkness Ss, 7s, & 4 840 

O'er the realms of pagan darkness 8s, 7s, Sc 4 821 

Of all the thoughts of God that are L. P. M 1011 

O for a closer walk with God C. M 538 

O for a glance of heavenly day L. M. 4-1 

O for a shout of joy H. M 36 

O for a sweet, inspiring ray L. M 1071 

O for a thousand tongues, to sing C. M 248 

O for the death of those S. M 101 G 

O, give thanks unto the Lord 7s 102 

O God, beneath Thy guiding hand L. M 957 

O God, my heart is fully bent CM 97 

O God of Abraham, ever sure L. M 885 

O God, the Light of all that live L. M 641 

O God, we praise Thee, and confess C. M 28 

O happy day, that fixed my choice L. M 753 

O, happy is the man who hears C. M 703 

O happy man, whose soul is filled C. M 700 

O happy nation, where the Lord L. P. M 952 

O, how I love Thy holy law C. M 318 

O, if my soul was formed for woe , C. M 485 

O, in the morn of life, when youth C. M 903 

O, join ye the anthems of triumph that rise lis & 12s 270 

O, learn of Me, the Saviour cried L. M 556 

O Lord, another day is flown C. M 645 

O Lord, behold, before Thy throne L. M 912 

O Lord our God, arise S. If 841 

O Lord, our heavenly King S. M 409 

O Lord, Thy work revive.. S. M 804 

O my soul, what means this sadness 8s, 7s, & 4 717 

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INDEX OF FIRST LIXES. 











C. M... 








...1032 






. . . .226 




C. M... 


. . . 1078 










.8s, 7s, & 4... 


. . . .820 








Onward, Christian, though the region 


8s & 7s... 


....671 






, , 122 


O, praise ye the Lord ; His greatness proclaim 


..10s & lis... 


. . , 114 












, , . 179 
























. .. .862 


O that the Lord would guide my ways 




. . ..543 


O Thou from whom all goodness flows 


C. M... 


. ... 646 


Thou in whose presence my soul takes delight 


...lis & 8s... 


....660 


O Thou, my God, my Saviour 




....617 


O Thou Sun of glorious splendor 






O Thou that hear'st the prayer of faith 


....C. P. M... 


....506 








O Thou, to whose all-searching sight 


L. M... 


.. ..721 










.C. M... 


.. ..599 




C. M... 


....747 


O Thou whose power o'er moving worlds presides. 


10s... 


....625 




C. M... 






C. M 


....360 






886 




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C. M.. . . 














...871 




C. M 


. . .437 










S. M.... 


...455 




..10s & lis.... 


...119 






, .1024 









Palms of glory, raiment bright 

Peace ! the welcome sound proclaim . . . 



7s 1070 

7s., 960 



INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 



Peace ! 'tis the Lord Jehovah's hand C. M 605 

Peace, troubled soul, whose plaintive moan L. M 438 

People of the living God 7* 752 

Pity the nations, O our God C. M 832 

Planted in Christ, the living Vine CM 72.3 

Pleasing spring again is here 7s 982 

Plunged in a gulf of dark despair C. M 202 

Pour out Thy Spirit from on high L. M 741 

Praise, everlasting praise, be paid L. M 123 

Praise on Thee, in Zion's gates 7s 9 5 

Praise, O, praise the name divine 7s 113 

Praise the Lord, who reigns above 7s & Gs 2 3 

Praise the Lord ; ye heavens, adore Him 8s & 7s 12J 

Praise the Saviour, all ye nations 8s & 7s 9J7 

Praise to God, immortal praise 7s 1 

Praise to God on high be given 7s 132 

Praise to Thee, Thou great Creator 8s & 7s 120 

Praise ye Jehovah's name Gs & 4s 3G3 

Praise ye the Lord, exalt His name L. M 381 

Prayer is the soul's sincere desire C. M G18 

Prostrate, dear Jesus, at Thy feet C. M 483 

Raise thee, my soul ; fly up, and run C. M 1079 

Raise your triumphant songs S. M 4J9 

Ready now to spread my pinions 8s &. 7s 1017 

Rejoice! the Lord is King H. M 244 

Religion is the chief concern C. M 893 

Remember Thee, redeeming Lord C. M 7G2 

Repent, the voice celestial cries C. M 435 

Return, my roving heart, return L. M 550 

Return, O wanderer, return L. M 464 

Ride on, ride on in majesty L. M 1G1 

Rise, crowned with light, imperial Salem, rise 10s 81G 

Rise, gracious God, and shine H. M 836 

Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings 7s & Gs 3 . .629 

Rise, O my soul, pursue the path C. M 512 

Rise up, all ye believers 7s & Gs 675 

Rock of Ages, cleft for me. 7s 232 

Roll on, thou mighty ocean 7s & Gs 856 

Safely through another week 7s 334 

Salvation! O, the joyful sound C. M 405 

Saw ye not the cloud arise 7s 808 

Saviour, breathe an evening blessing 8s & 7s 642 

Saviour, visit Thy plantation 8s & 7s 803 

Saviour, when in dust to Thee 7s 623 

Saviour, when night involves the skies L. M Gil 

Saviour, whose mercy, severe in its kindness lis 572 

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INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 



Saviour, who Thy flock art feeding 8s & 7s 891 

Say, sinner, hath a voice within L, M 457 

Say, who is she that looks abroad C. 31 806 

See, daylight is fading o'er earth and o'er ocean 12s & lis 640 

See, from Zion's sacred mountain 8s, 7s, & 4 23J 

See, gracious God, before Thy throne C. 31 965 

See how He loved ! exclaimed the Jews L. M 153 

See Israel's gentle Shepherd stand.. C. 31 758 

See the leaves around us falling 8s & 7s 9.9 

See the ransomed millions stand 7s 254 

Send forth Thy word, and let it fly CM 845 

Seraphs, with elevated strains C. M 708 

Shall man, O God of light and life L. 31 1040 

Shall we go on to sin S. 31 G35 

Shepherd of tender youth 6s & 4s 903 

Show pity, Lord, O Lord, forgive L. 31 474 

Since o'er Thy footstool here below C. II. M 7 

Sing, my tongue, the Saviour's gloiy 8s & 7s 251 

Sing to the Lord Jehovah's name C. 31., 383 

Sing to the Lord, ye distant lands C. M 146 

Sing to the Lord, ye heavenly hosts C. 31 470 

Sing, ye redeemed of the Lord C. 31 673 

Sin, like a venomous disease C. M 413 

Pinner, art thou still secure 7s 431 

Sinner ! rouse thee from thy sleep 7s 441 

Sinners, turn ! why will ye die 7s 467 

Sinners, will you scorn the message 8s, 7s, Sc 4 428 

So fades the lovely blooming flower L. M 1027 

Soft are the fruitful showers that bring C. P. 31 687 

Soft be the gently-breathing notes L. 31 177 

Softly fades the twilight ray 7s 395 

Soldiers of Christ, arise S. 31 667 

So let our lips and lives express L. 31 540 

Sometimes a light surprises 7s &, 6s 713 

Some seraph, lend your heavenly tongue C. 31 109 

Songs anew of honor framing 8s, 7s, &c 4 853 

Songs of praise the angels sang 7s 230 

Soon as I heard my Father say C. 31 713 

Soon may the last glad song arise L. 31 842 

Sovereign of worlds, display Thy power L. 31 835 

Sovereign Ruler of the skies 7s 607 

Sow in the morn thy seed S. 31 542 

Spirit of power and might, behold C. 31 297 

Stand up and bless the Lord , S. 31 80 

Stand up, my soul, shake off thy fears L. 31 674 

Star of Peace, to wanderers weary 8s, 7, & 4 878 

Stay, Thou insulted Spirit, stay L. 31 301 

Stern winter throws his icy chains C. 31 976 



INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 



Still on the Lord thy burden roll C. M 697 

Stoop down, my thoughts, that used to rise C. M 1013 

Stretched on the cross, the Saviour dies L. M 168 

Sweet is the last, the parting ray L. M 644 

Sweet is the light of Sabbath eve L. ML. 39G 

Sweet is the memory of Thy grace C. M 37 

Sweet is the scene when virtue dies L. M 1007 

Sweet is the task, O Lord S« M 337 

Sweet is the time of spring S. 31 901 

Sweet is the work, my God, my King L. M 336 

Sweet the moments, rich in blessing Ba 6c 7s 171 

Sweet the time, exceeding sweet 7s 790 

Swell the anthem, raise the song 7s 969 

That day of wrath, that dreadful day L. Bf 1013 

That warning voice, O sinner, hear C. P. M 444 

The Almighty reigns, exalted high L. Bf 71 

The bird let loose in eastern skies C. M 631 

The branch is stooping to thy hand C. ?«1 932 

The chariot ! the chariot ! its wheels roll on fire lis 6c 12s 1053 

The darkened sky, how thick it lowers L. ?»1 575 

Thee we adore, eternal Name C. Bf 904 

Thee will I love, O Lord, my Strength L. M 5 7 

The God of Abraham praise 6s, 8s, &c 4s S5 

The God of glory sends His summons forth 10s 6c lis 1045 

The God of harvest praise 6s & 4s 9c:6 

The heavens declare Thy glory, Lord L. M 313 

The joyful morn, my God, is come C. P. M 350 

The joy of the earth, from her beautiful height lis 6c 8s 729 

The King of saints, how fair His face L. Bf 245 

The Lord descended from above Q. Mv 9 

The Lord, how fearful is His name C M 10 

The Lord Jehovah reigns, And royal S. P. M 3 

The Lord Jehovah reigns ; His throne H. M 5 

The Lord is come ; the heavens proclaim L. M. 147 

The Lord is Judge; before His throne L. Bf 77 

The Lord is my Shepherd ; He makes me repose lis 6c 10s 06 

The Lord is my Shepherd, nor want shall I know lis 64 

The Lord is risen indeed S. M 162 

The Lord my Shepherd is S. M 63 

The Lord my pasture shall prepare L. Zsl 62 

The Lord of glory is my Light C. M 391 

The Lord of life this table spread L. M 768 

The Lord our God is clothed with might .C. M 24 

The Lord our God is Lord of all CM 39 

The God who reigns on high 6s, 8s, Sc 4s 305 

The Lord will come ; the earth shall quake L. ?.1 1045 

The morning light is breaking 7s & 6s 849 

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INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 



The praise of Zion waits for Thee E. M 345 

The praises of my tongue S. M 902 

The Prince of salvation in triumph is riding 12s, 11, <fc 8 644 

There is a calm for those who weep Ss & 4 1039 

There is a Fountain filled with blood C. M 229 

There is a line, by us unseen C. M 469 

There is a glorious land afar L. P. M 1067 

There is a glorious world of light. . C M. 920 

There is a glorious world on high L. M 1069 

There is a house not made with hands C. M 1010 

There is a land of pure delight C. M 1066 

There is an hour of peaceful rest P. M 1064 

There is a place of sacred rest C M 1061 

There is a region lovelier far L. M 1058 

There is a way that seemeth right C M 460 

There's nothing round this spacious earth C. M 634 

The Saviour ! O, what endless charms CM 199 

The Saviour ! what a noble flame C M 157 

These glorious minds, how bright they shine C. M 1063 

The spacious firmament on high L. M 41 

The Spirit, in our hearts S. M 447 

The Spirit breathes upon the word C. M 310 

The starry firmament on high L. M 320 

The sun, that minister of love C. M 934 

The true Messiah now appears C. M 237 

The voice of free grace cries, Escape to the mountain 12s 439 

They that toil upon the deep 7s 876 

They who on the Lord rely 7s 694 

They who seek the throne of grace 7s 621 

The winter is over and gone 8s 977 

Think, mighty God, on feeble man L. P. M 1004 

This God is the God we adore 8s 307 

This is the day the Lord hath made C. M 338 

This world is all a fleeting show 8s & 7s 1073 

Thou art my Portion, O my God CM 537 

Thou art, O God, the Life and Light L. M 44 

Thou art our Shepherd, glorious God C. M 916 

Thou art the Way ; to Thee alone CM 194 

Thou dear Redeemer, dying Lamb C M 217 

Though earthly friends estranged may grow L. M 649 

Thou God of hope, to Thee we bow L. M 934 

Though troubles assail, and dangers affright 10s & lis 613 

Thou great Instructor, lest I stray L. M 569 

Thou Judge of quick and dead S. M 465 

Thou, O my Jesus, Thou didst me C M 529 

Thou only Sovereign of my heart L. M 233 

Thou soft -flowing Cedron, by thy silver stream lis 160 

Thou, whom my soul admires above L. M 220 

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INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 



Thou, whose almighty word 6s & 4s 843 

Through all the changing scenes of life C. M CI 

Through every age, eternal God L. M 12 

Through sorrow's night, and danger's path C. M. . . . .11)43 

Thus far the Lord has led me on L. M 70 

Thus saith the Lord : Your work is vain C. M 193 

Thus saith the wisdom of the Lord L. M 45G 

Thus the eternal Father spake L. M Iti4 

Thy bounties, gracious God S. M 9 U 

Thy goodness, Lord, our souls confess C. M 48 

Thy mercy heard my infant prayer C. P. M 526 

Thy name, Almighty Lord S. M 127 

Thy ways, O Lord, with wise design L. M 79 

Thy will be done ! In devious way 8s & 4 612 

Thy works of glory, mighty Lord C. M 874 

Time by moments steals away 7s 992 

Time's gilded tints, hope's golden gleam L. M 609 

Time is winging us away 7s & 6s 1002 

Time, what an empty vapor 'tis C. M 1000 

'Tis a point I long to know 7s 546 

'Tis finished ! so the Saviour cried L. M. 1G9 

'Tis finished ; the conflict is past 8s 1012 

'Tis God, the Spirit, leads S. M 293 

'Tis midnight; and on Olive's brow L. M.. 1G5 

'Tis my happiness below 7s 561 

'Tis not by works of righteousness C. M 197 

To celebrate Thy praise, O Lord C. M 84 

To Christ, in each fresh hour of woe C. M 662 

To Christ, the Lord, let every tongue C. M 205 

To-day the Saviour calls 6s & 4s 422 

To God I cried, with mournful voice C. M 594 

To God I made my sorrows known C. M 585 

To God our Strength, your voice aloud C. M 382 

To God the only wise S. M 264 

To heaven I lift my waiting eyes C. M 67 

To honor those who gave us birth L. M 894 

To-morrow, Lord, is Thine S. M .453 

To our Almighty Maker, God CM .88 

To our Redeemer's glorious name C. M. .. 251 

Tossed no more on life's rough billow 8s, 7s, & 4 1020 

Tossed upon life's raging billow 8s & 7s 873 

To Thee, before the dawning light CM 648 

To Thee, my God, my Saviour 7s & 6s 282 

To Thee, my Shepherd and my Lord C M 221 

To Thee, O blessed Saviour 7s & 6s 924 

To Thee, O God, in grateful praise L. M 110 

To Thee, O God in heaven S. M 759 

To Thee, O Lord, I raise my cries L. M 610 

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7s. . 




To us a Child of hope is born 
















Trembling, before Thine awful throne 


L. 


IVf. 


. 475 










Triumphant, Lord, Thy < r oodness rei«ris 






49 










'Twas by an order from the Lord. 








'Twas on that dark, that doleful night 


L. 


M 


... ,7C3 


'Twas the commission of the Lord 








'Twas the day when God's Anointed 


8s & 




....175 


United prayers ascend to Thee 








Unite, my roving thoughts, unite 


C. 


M... 


....682 


Unshaken as the sacred hill 


C. 


M. 


....G93 












L. 


M. . . 


302 




















C. 


M. . 






, , . 8s & 




....805 




P. 


1YT, 


1022 










Wake, isles of the south ; your redemption is near. 


lis..., 


. . . 825 








, . ..852 




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INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 



What various hinderances we meet L. M 623 

When all Thy mercies, O my God CM 55 

When, as returns this solemn day. L. M 330 

When bending o'er the brink of life C M 657 

When blooming youth is snatched away C M 1028 

When, driven by oppression's rod L. M 959 

When gathering clouds around I view L. M 236 

When God is nigh, my faith is strong L. M 710 

When God revealed His gracious name C M 714 

When His salvation bringing 7s & 6s 926 

When I can read my title clear C. M 571 

When I can trust my all with God C H. M 603 

When Israel, freed from Pharaoh's hand L. M 68 

When I survey the wondrous cross L. M 176 

When Jordan hushed his waters still L. M 139 

When languor and disease invade C M... 608 

When, Lord, to this our western land C P. M 868 

When marshalled on the nightly plain L. M 719 

When musing sorrow weeps the past C M 614 

When, my Saviour, shall I be 7s 554 

When, overwhelmed with grief s « ¥ 584 

When power divine, in mortal form L. M 156 

When rising from the bed of death C M 1047 

When shall the voice of singing 7s & 6s 831 

When shall we meet again 6s & 5s 796 

When silent steal across my soul L. M 573 

When sins and fears prevailing rise L. 31 216 

When, streaming from the eastern skies L. M 637 

When the harvest is past, and the summer is gone 12s & 8s 426 

When the spark of life is waning 8s & 4s 1023 

When the vale of death appears 7s & 4 658 

When this passing world is done 7s 525 

When Thou, my righteous Jud^e, shalt come C P. M 489 

When through the torn sail the wild tempest is streaming ..12s 877 

When thy mortal life is fled 7s 471 

When we, our weary limbs to rest L. M 867 

When wild confusion wrecks the air C M 1052 

When will this weary struggle cease L. M 491 

Wherefore should man, frail child of clay L. M 553 

Where high the heavenly temple stands L. M 239 

Where is my God ? Does He retire L. M 240 

Where shall the man be found S. M 549 

Where Stamboul's towers are gleaming 7s &c 6s 851 

Where the wilderness is lying 8s & 7s 869 

Where two or three, with sweet accord L. M 788 

While beauty clothes the fertile vale CM. 979 

While life prolongs its precious light L. M 424 

While my Redeemer's near S. M 219 

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INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 



While o'er our guilty land, O Lord L. M 964 

While shepherds watched their hocks by night C. 31 138 

While sounds of war are heard around L. M 961 

While Thee I seek, Protecting Power C. M 379 

While Thou, O my God, art my Help and Defender . .12s <fc lis 76 

While through this clranging world we roam C. M 659 

While we lowly bow before Thee 8s, 7s, & 4 7c9 

While with ceaseless course, the sun 7s 974 

Who can describe the joys that rise L. M 442 

Who is this fair one in distress L. M 797 

Who is thy neighbor ? He whom thou C. M 532 

Who, O Lord, when life is o'er 7s 206 

Who shall ascend Thy heavenly place L. 31 536 

Who shall the Lord's elect condemn L. M 698 

Why do we mourn departing friends C. M 1034 

Why droops my soul, with grief oppressed L. M 227 

Why, on the bending willows hung L. M 866 

Why should the children of a King C. M 2o9 

Why should we start and fear to die L. 31 1021 

Why sinks my weak, desponding mind L. M 598 

With all my powers of heart and tongue L. M 117 

With grateful hearts, with joyful tongues L. P. M 946 

With humble heart and tongue S. M 898 

Within these walls be peace S. M 913 

With joy we hail the sacred day C. M 342 

With joy we meditate the grace C. 31 238 

With one consent, let all the earth L. 31 347 

With reverence let the saints appear C. 31 374 

With songs and honors, sounding loud C. 31 . 101 

With thankful hearts our songs we raise L. 31 761 

Worldling, what hast thou to show 7s 453 

Worship, honor, glory, blessing 8s & 7s 131 

Worthy the Lamb, of boundless sway L. M 255 

Would you behold the works of God L. 31 872 

Ye angels, who stand round the throne 8s 1080 

Ye Christian heralds, go, proclaim L. 31 855 

Ye dying sons of men H, 3[ 461 

Ye golden lamps of heaven, farewell C. 31 1074 

Ye hearts, with youthful vigor warm C. 31 915 

Ye mourning saints, whose streaming tears C. 31 1029 

Ye nations of the earth, rejoice L. 31 380 

Ye saints, your music bring H. 31 203 

Ye servants of God 5s & 6s 268 

Ye servants of the Lord S. 31 666 

Ye sons of Adam, vain and young L. 31 897 

Ye sons of men, with joy record L. 31 54 

Yes, my native land, I love thee 8s, 7s, & 4 860 

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INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 



Yes, the Redeemer rose H. M 185 

Yes, we trust the day is breaking 8s, 7s, &c 4 834 

Ye that in these courts are found. 7s 423 

Ye tribes of Adam, join H. M 92 

Ye wretched, hungry, starving poor C. M 154 

Your harps, ye trembling saints S. M GOG 

Zion, awake ; thy strength renew L. M 802 

Zion stands with hills surrounded 8s, 7s, &c 4 726 

Zion, the marvellous story be telling 10s, lis, & 12s 274 

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GENERAI INDEX. 



L GOD. HTM2T. 

1. BEIXG AND PERFECTIONS 1-39 

2. CREATION AND PROVIDENCE 40-79 

3. ADORATION AND PRAISE 50-132 

II. CHRIST. 

L THE ADVENT 133-152 

2. LIFE AND MINISTRY 153-167 

3. DEATH, RESURRECTION, AND GLORY 168-190 

4. THE WAY OF SALVATION 191-906 

5. NAMES AND CHARACTERS 209-247 

6. ADORATION 248-9B4 

in. THE HOLY SPIRIT. 

INVOCATION 285-30S 

IV. THE TRINITY. 

ADORATION AND PRAISE 2 : - : 

V. HOLY SCRIPTURES. 

INSPIRATION. EXCELLENCE, ETC .309-32S 

Yt PUBLIC WORSHIP — OPENING. 

THE SABBATH AND SANCTUARY 32?-394 

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GENERAL INDEX. 



VII. PUBLIC WORSHIP — CLOSING. 

THE SABBATH AND SANCTUARY 395-407 

VIII. MAN A BEING. 

THE SOUL 40 

IX. MAN A SINNER. 

1. CONDITION BY NATURE 411-418 

2. WARNINGS AND INVITATIONS 419-471 

X. MAN A SUPPLIANT. 

PENITENCE AND CONFESSION 472-504 

XI. MAN A CHRISTIAN. 

1. FAITH 50"- 516 

2. LOVE AND OBEDIENCE 517-344 

3. SELF-EXAMINATION AND HUMILITY 545-558 

4. TRIALS AND TEMPTATIONS 559-598 

5. TRUST AND SUBMISSION 599-617 

6. PRAYER AND DEVOUT ASPIRATION G18-662 

7. WATCHFULNESS, COURAGE, AND ZEAL. .663-681 

8. PEACE, SAFETY, HOPE, AND JOY 682-721 

XII. THE CHURCH. 

1. FOUNDATION AND SAFETY 722-732 

2. THE MINISTRY 733-744 

3. DEDICATION 745-751 

4. ADMISSION AND BAPTISM 752-761 

5. THE LORD'S SUPPER 762-778 

6. FELLOWSHIP 779-796 

7. REVIVAL, EXTENSION, AND FUTURE 

GLORY 797-818 

8. MISSIONS 819-871 

9. SEAMEN 872-881 

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GENERAL INDEX. 



JO. PARENT? ANI1 CHILDREN S-2-907 

11. THE SABBATH SCHOOL 908-028 

12. CHARITABLE OCCASIONS 929-942 

XIII. THE NATION. 

1. GOD OCR STRENGTH AXD SALVATIOX.943-9C2 

2. FASTING AXD TIIAXKSGIVIXG 963-^71 

XIY. THE YEAR. 

OPEXIXG, ADVANCING, AXD CLOSIXG 972-995 

XY. LIFE. 

FRAILTY AXD BREVITY 996-1005 

XYI. DEATH. 

SUPPORT AXD CONSOLATION 1006-1038 

XVII. IMMORTALITY . 

1. THE RESI7RRECTIOX 1039-1043 

2. THE JUDGMENT 1044-1057 

3. HEAVEX 1058-1081 

DOXOLOGIES pages 747-752 

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INDEX 01 PARTICULAR SUBJECTS. 



Aaron, 30, 037. 
Abba Father, 200, 684. 
Abraham, 85, 88, 305. 

friend of God, 235. 

faith of, 507, 613. 
Acceptance with God, 192, 212. 
Adam, 92. 

sons of, 414. 439, 82?, 989, 1070. 

Affections, warm, 15^, 168. 
Ariiictions, 563. 

ordered by the Lord, 602. 

praising God in, 603. 

trusting God in, 607, 608, 610, 

613, 616. 
submission in, 605, 609, 611, 614. 
use of, 563, 572, 575, 579, 599, 
600. 

Africa, 819, 824, 835, 851. 
Age, old, 74, 656. 
Ages, eternal, 302. 
Aid, perpetual, 67. 
Almighty King, 305, 308. 
Almighty love, 231, 264. 

Son, 146. 

vengeance, 231. 
Amen, 333, 328, 845, 1004. 
Ancient of days, 14, 119, 121, 260, 



Anointed, 141, 175, 200. 751. 

Apostles, 23. 
Arabia, 834, 829, 949. 
Archangel, 134, 244, 256, 273, 274, 
305. 

trumpet of, 439. 
Ark. 477. 
Annies, 147. 
Art, 118. 

Ascension, 181, 134-133. 
Assistance of the Spirit, 285, 286- 

302. 
Atheism, 418. 

Atom, 47, 209, 210, 235, 237. 
Atonement, 195, 197, 199, 200, 201, 

203, 204, 208. 
Attributes of God, 90. 
Autumn, 81, 9-5, 9^7-989. 

B. 

B acksliding, 461. 474. 
Banner of Jehovah. 279. 
Baptism, commission tor, 756. 

signification of, 756. 

infant, 757. 758. 

of a family, 760. 

of Christ, "150. 
Bars of death broken, 189. 
Being and perfections of God, 1—40. 
Bethlehem, 139, 143, 859. 



praising God, 85, 38 . 69, ! 

126' 131, 145, 147*. 199' 2 
305. 

worshipping Christ, 137. U 
149, 151, ~ 154, 167, 173. 1 
189, 202, 258, 263, 275, 282. 

waiting on Christ, 160, 161, 1 
165, 173, 182, 183, 185, 1 
188, 189. 



sons of, 201. 
' Bridegroom, 40, 247. 
' Builder, 43, 123. 

C. 

!, Call answered, 76. 

Calvary, 170, 199, 204, 427, 479, 511, 

f, Canaan. 231, 250, 328, 626, 720, 1066. 
Canopy, 114. 

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INDEX OF PARTICULAR SUBJECTS. 



Captivity, led captive, 280. 
Cause, concealed, 33. 
Cedar, -25. 
Cedron, 160, 164. 
Ceylon, 819. 
Change, 17. 

Charitable occasions, 929- 942. 
Charity, excellence of, 929. 

exhortation to, 935, 936. 
Children, Christ's love for, 757, 758. 

dedicated to Christ, 759-761, 
906. 

in heaven, 920. 
invited to Christ, 921, 923. 
obedience of, 699, 894, 895. 
of God, 49. 

praising God, 918 , 919 , 922, 925. 
prayer for conversion of, 885 

-867, 889, 891, 892. 
praver of, 912. 
seeking Christ, 899-902. 
singing hosannas, 162, 926. 
Christ, anointed, 141, 200, 751. 
ascension of, 172. 
baptized with the Spirit, 150. 
before Pilate, 167. 
birth proclaimed, 137-140. 
blessings of his reign, 828, 829, 

854. 

blood of, 72, 85, 176, 179, 190- 
192, 195-197, 199, 200, 204, 
207, 210, 218, 229, 235, 241, 
266, 289, 290, 303, 345, 411, 
434, 439, 452, 512. 

brother, 218, 239. 

bridegroom, 247. 

calming the tempest, 156. 

captive, 262. 

coming to judgment, 247, 431, 
629,668,675, 1044, 1046, 1049, 
1051-1053, 1056, 1057. 

condescension of, 173, 204, 278. 

advent of, 133-152. 

all in all, 279. 

adoration, 248-284. 

advocate, 238-242, 258, 637. 

antidote of death, 213. 

at Cedron and Olivet, 160, 164, 
165. 

atonement of, 195-205, 209, 210, 
218, 236, 258, 363, 445, 473, 
485. 

conqueror, 189, 190,254,275,341. 
coronation of, 259, 265, 284, 855. 
counsellor, 211. 

creation praising, 259, 275, 276, 

279, 280. 
davspring, 144, 223. 
daystar, 139, 223. 
deliverer, 172. 
design of his coming, 150. 
desire of nations, 137, 373. 



Christ, dying friend, 171, 172. 

dominion, eternal, 252, 276, 279. 
door, 593. 

dving love, 168, 172, 174, 176, 
177, 179, 198, 199, 202, 205, 
764, 765, 771, 773, 774. 

entering Jerusalem, 161. 

equal with God, 246, 262. 

exaltation, 214, 225, 263-266, 
270, 271, 277-2-0, 284, 431. 

example, our, 155. 

expiring on the cross, 168, 172 
-176. 

first and the last, 307. 
forerunner, 243, 565. 
fountain. 229, 230. 
friend of sinners, 177, 212, 226, 

233. 
grace of, 153. 
great I AM, 305. 
hastening to suffer, 157. 
hiding place, 231, 436, 489, 537. 
high prie.st, 209, 210, 217, 237 

-239, 301. 
how to be worshipped, 149. 
humiliation, 134, 143. 
husband, 212. 
Immanuel, 229, 249, 259. 
incarnate God. 143, 189. 
incarnate word, 308. 
intercession of, 237, 242, 243, 

269, 351, 69S. 
joy at his coming, 142, 143. 
judge, 146, 244. 

king. 137, 147, 244, 245, 247, 
248, 252, 253, 258, 264, 267, 
268, 270-272, 274, 275, 278, 284, 
289, 308. 

King of kings, 259, 282. 

kingdom of, 268. 

Lamb, 198, 255, 258, 260, 263, 
266, 268, 269, 281, 291, 1063, 
1070. 

life and ministry, 153-157. 
living and blessing, 214-216. 
living bread, 769. 
Lord of lords, 259. 
lover, 234. 

love without end, 225, 226. 

loving kindness, 228. 

maker and supporter of all 

things, 134, 149. 
man of sorrows, 165, 175, 239, 

259, 662. 
meekness of, 556. 
Melchisedek, 217. 
Messiah, 136, 236. 
mighty all, 195. 
names" and characters, 209-247. 
obedience of, 155, 193. 
only Son of God, 134. 
only true God, 148. 



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INDEX OF PARTICULAR SUBJECTS. 



power to save, 229, 264, 276, 278. 
precious, 213. 

presence of, in afflictions, 662. 
presence of, in death, 527. 
prince, 267. 
prince of glory, 176. 
prince of life, 252, 257. 
prince of light, 189. 
prince of peace, 135, 136, 150, 

211, 249, 280. 
prince of Salem, 139. 
prophet, priest, and king, 141, 

209, 210. 
ransom, 218, 273. 
Redeemer, 250, 251, 306, 309, 

445. 

refuge, 233, 247. 
reigning, 14G, 225, 270, 275, 276, 

278, 279, 302. 
righteousness, our, 162, 195,235, 

357, 399, 487, 506. 
resurrection, and ascension of, 

180-188, 275, 335, 341. 
rock, 225, 3G1, 584. 

of ages, 232. 
sacrifice for sin, 191-193, 199, 

200. 

salvation to, 269, 276, 335. 
Saviour, 197, 198, 260. 
sending the Spirit, 188, 207. 
shepherd, 212, 218-221. 
sire of ages, 148. 
son of David, 162, 338. 
stranger, 159. 

strength and consolation of Is- 
rael, 152. 

sun of righteousness, 143, 223. 

sympathizing with us, 236. 

teaching, 153. 

tempted, 236, 238, 239. 

triumphs of, 203, 274, 814. 

victim, 175, 260. 

victor, 173, 181, 202, 259. 

way of salvation, 191-208, 618, 
1042. 

weeping for sinners, 154. 
the word, 134. 
Christian, aged, death of, 1020. 

aiding in the spread of the gos- 
pel, 937-942. 
armor of, 623, 667, 674. 
bearing the cross, 676. 
casting away fear, 672. 
children of, 700. 

conquering through Christ, 673, 

699. 
death of, 1006. 
exalted, 688. 

glorying in the cross, 586. 773. 
in desertion, 589, 591, 592, 598, 
606. 

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Christian, in heaven, 659, 661,708, 
709, 716, 720. 
in temptation, 587, 588. 
joys of, 458, 462, 578. 
living and dying to Christ, 679. 
looking to the cross, 769. 
panting for God, 656, 721. 
peace, safety, hope, and joy, 6^2 
-721. 

pressing onward, 669, 671, 674 

-677, 680, 681. 
race of the, 665, 681. 
rejoicing in God, 711, 712, 715, 
716. 

rejoicing in hope, 706, 707, 710, 
720. 

safety of the, 502, 690, 693, 697, 

698, 704, 718, 722. 
soldier, 670. 
united to Christ, 516. 
waiting on God, 666, 799. 
wife of, 700. 
love, 779, 781, 782. 
Christians, 180. 

meeting for prayer, 786-794. 
one in Christ, 784. 
parting of, 402, 779, 795. 
Christian union, 780. 

eternal, 780, 783, 785. 
Church, the abode of God, 25, 729, 
732. 

admission to, and baptism, 752 
-761. 

beloved of God, 381, 726. 
coming from the wilderness, 52, 
797. 

corner stone of, 723. 
dedication of, 745-751. 
defence of the land, 722, 728. 
exhorted to arise, 802. 810, 815, 
816. 

fellowship, 779-796. 
formation of, 7£5. 
foundation and safety of, 7'c2- 
732. 

founded in blood, 727, 730. 
future glory of, 811, 812, 816 

-818. 
help in God, 805. 
in times of trouble, 798, 807. 
latter days, 811, 812, 826. 
love for, 730. 
meetings of, 793. 
ministry of, 733-744. 
pastors of the, 734. 
planted by Christ, 807. 
praise for a revival, 808, 809. 
prayer for God's presence in, 807. 
prayer for peace of, 371 . 
prayer for revival, 801, 803, 804. 
revival, extension and future 
glory, 797-818. 



INDEX OF PARTICULAR SUBJECTS. 



Church, safety of, 3, 223, 726, 727. 

spouse of Christ, 797. 

strength of the, 683, 729, 732. 

waiting on God, 382, 751. 

welcomiug a pastor, 737. 
Clouds, obedient to God, 27, 45. 

full of mercy, 78. 

praising God, 125, 182. 
Coldness deplored, 236, 393, 481,482, 
501, 503, 530, 546, 548, 559, 
596. 

Communications, evil, 418. 
Comforter, 292, 293-303. 
Confession, 193, 352, 475, 479, 483, 

487, 488, 490, 493, 495, 497, 502, 

754. 

Conscience, 209, 299, 543. 
at ease, 469. 



Consecration to God, 377, 400, 463, j Deeds of glory, 26 



Death of an infant. 1031. 
of friends, 1009. 
peaceful, 1011, 1033. 
prayer for support in, 1008, 1021, 
1026. 

readiness for, 1017. 
sting of, removed, 189. 
support and consolation in, 1006 
-1033. 

swallowed up in victory, 253, 

1019, 1022, 1040. 
the second, 455, 608. 
triumph in, 1007. 
valley and shadow of, 224, 293, 

462. 

view of, 1013, 1035. 
welcomed, 1018, 1039. 
Deaf, 247. 



473, 476, 480, 491 , 499, 523, 545, 
566, 635, 753, 755. 
Covenant, 549, 605. 

Abrahamic, 757, 885, 886. 
sure, 22, 72, 427. 
Conversation in heaven, 659. 
Conversion, 472, 486, 496, 499, 504. 
Converts joining the church, 752, 
753, 755. 
multiplied, 184, 748, 802, 836. 
welcomed to the church, 754. 
Conviction of sin, 231, 411, 417,474, 

487, 493, 496, 504. 
Convulsions of the world, 60. 
Courage, prayer for, 77, 663. 
Covetousness, 543. 
Creation, God manifest in, 40-51. 
new, 299, 300, 305. 
praising God, 82, 86, 89, 92, 9o, 
96, 110, 115, 119, 125. 
Cross of Christ, 157, 163, 171, 176, 
178, 179, 181, 203, 227, 232, 257, 
273, 283, 773. 
Cup of sorrow, 158, 165. 
Cup overflowing, 63, 64. 
Curse, borne by Christ, 182, 235. 
Cymbal, 118. 



D. 

Danger, 158. 

Darkness, powers of, 73, 202, 270. 
David, 138, 162, 415. 

harp of, 336. 

slinsr and stone of, 930. 

son of, 366, 371, 751, 919, 926. 
Death appointed for all, 1035. 

•every where, 43 a . 

gain to the Christian, 1017. 

of a child, 1027, 1028. 

of a brother, 1030. 

of a pastor, 1015. 

of a pupil, 1032. 

of a sister, 1012. 



Deity, 246, 261. 
Departure of missionaries, 855, 860. 
Depravity total, 411-414, 416, 418. 
Despair forbidden, 240. 
Disease, 158. 
Diadem, 265. 
Desertion, 583, 585. 
Dismission, 397, 406. 
Doctrine, 158. 

ornamented, 540. 
Dove, 236, 289, 296, 302, 332, 538. 
Doxologv, 4, 29, 30, 58, 69, 79, 87, 100, 
105, 109, 110, 127, 147, 169, 182, 
201, 255, 257, 262, 276, 278, 360, 
385, 386, 400, 405, 429, 475, 477, 
521, 525, 530, 581, 625, 627, 635, 
702, 707, 729, 737, 749, 778, 827, 
854, 883, 928, 1027. pp. 747-752. 
Drought, 934. 



E. 



gospel, 



Eagle, 89. 

Earth, enlightened by the 
135, 136, 827, 828, 850. 
footstool of God, 12. 
formation of, 72, 106, 107. 
foundation of, 99, 128. 
full of the goodness and glory 

of God, 45, 111, 114. 
praising God, 83, 89, 92, 95, 103, 
103, 110, 113, 115. 118-120, 132, 
203,249.250,253.' 
vanity of, 999, 1073. 
Earthquake, 26. 
Ebenezer, 523. 
Eclipse, 181. 
Eden, 139, 288, 290, 297. 
bloom, 720. 
loss in, 175. 
Edom, 149. 

Education, 887, 888, 909, 911, 959. 
Election, 121, 172, 386, 525, 685. 
Eloquence, 40, 112. 
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IXDEX OF PARTICULAR SUBJECTS. 



End of all things, 225, 279, 1948, I G 

1050, 1052, 1054. 
Enemies, love for. 534, 536. 
Espousals to the Lord, 285. 
Eternity, 13, 55, 121, 124, 218, 307, 

1005. 
Euphrates, 867. 

Evening hymn, 70, 638-642, 645. 
Everlasting song, 265. 

F. 

Factions, overruled, 270. 
Faith, 505, 516. 

assurance of, 59, 60, 72, 701, 707, 
716. 

evidence of things not seen, 507. 
foundation of, 74. 
in trouble, 561. 
joys of, 665. 

laving hold of the promises of 
God, 117, 508, 511," 513, 515, 
516, 540, 552, 562, 567, 581, 
598, 636, 638, 663, 1004. 

lost in sight, 486, 614, 676, 783. 

praise for, 514. 

prayer for, 128, 240, 356, 510, 514. 
praver for increase, 397, 398, 505, 
506. 

power of, 306, 654. 
seeing God in all things, 47. 
strong, 60, 65, 72, 229, 235. 
tried, 576. 

triumphant, 223, 1040. 

walking by, 323, 1010. 

working by love, 509. 
Fame, sons of, 25. 
Fasting and thanksgiving, 963-971. 
Fasting acceptable, 966. 
Favorites, 10. 
Fear, 60, 549, 569, 577. 
Fig tree, 247. 
Firmament, 41, 113. 
Fire, consuming, 241. 
Fires confessing God, 68. 
Flock of Christ, 731.' 
Forgiveness, 201, 428, 496. 
Fount, thrice holy, 285. 
Frame, mortal, 69. 

ruined, 49. 
Free grace, 439. 

G-. 

Gabriel, 109, 125, 190, 218, 653. 
Galilee, 144. 
Gall, 103, 265. 
Gates, 186, 187. 
Garden, 165. 
Gentile, 162, 175. 
Gethsemane, 163, 164, 166. 
Gladness, 93, 284, 300. 
God, adoration and praise, 80-132. 
above all, 39, 388. 

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I, access to, through Christ, 192, 

239-241, 243. 
address to the Son, 184. 
all in all, 519, 528. 
all-sufficiency of, 634. 
ancient of days, 14, 119, 121. 
being and perfections of, 1-39. 
builder, a, 128. 
condescension of, 57. 94. 
creator, 7, 43, 44, 349, 358, 362, 

368, 389. 
decrees of, 5, 33, 128, 179. 
defender, 76, 119. 
deliverer, 75. 

dominion of, 2-5, 10, 125, 349. 
eternal, 1-3, 11-13. 
exalted, 83. 
fame of, 121. 

faithful, 73, 74, 102, 108, 122, 

126-128. 
Father, 5, 90. 
fountain of love, 112. 
fold of, 196. 
friend, 306. 

glorv of, 7, 10, 98, 100, 109, 114. 
goodness of, 1, 45, 116, 347, 349. 
government of, 4, 10, 23, 25, 27, 

31, 32. 
grace of, 3, 30, 37. 
greatness, 22-27. 
guardian, a, 59, 117, 124, 349, 973. 
holiness of, 4, 28-30, 111. 
I AM, 85, 305. 

incomprehensible, 6, 21, 346. 

judsre, a, 77, 446. 

justice of, 1, 4, 5, 22, 33. 

keeper, a, 67, 69-71. 

kingdom of, eternal, 3, 13. 

knowledge of, 16, 20. 

love of, 3; 34-3S, 67. 87. 306, 307, 

349, 530, oob, o;i. 
majesty of, 5, 9. 

manifest in Christ, 105-107, 140, 

163, 302. 
manifest in creation, 40-42, 45- 

50, 316. 
in providence, 51-56, 58, 101. 
in the flesh, 143. 
merciful, 97, 107, 112, 116, 119, 

122, 130. 
omniscient, 15-17, 343. 
omnipotent, 270, 279. 
omnipresent, 15, 17-19, 39. 
power of, 24-27, 39. 
praised bv all creatures, 99, 103, 

104, 110, 113, 115, 118, 125, 

129-132. 

presence of, implored. 334, 3S6, 

401, 406, 417, Ull. 
promises of, s ire, 3, 183, 602. 
providence acli.iowh-dged, 379, 

380. 



IXDEX OF PARTICULAR SUBJECTS. 



God, providence of, mysterious, 78. 

refuse, a, 60, 72. 

shepherd, a, 62-66, 368. 

shield, a, 119, 376, 383. 

source of our blessings, 81, 89, 
91, 92, 528, 562. 

thunderer, the, 470. 

truth of, 5, 88, 349, 380. 

wisdom of, 5, 20, 45. 
Godhead, 143, 352. 
Good works, 317, 414. 
Gospel, 1, 20, 48, 49, 51. 

adapted to the sinner, 437. 

commission, to preach the, 735. 

message of, 426. 

supplying life, 60. 
Grace, 37," 50, 52, 90, 94, 95, 106, 107, 
121, 122. 208, 209, 213, 215, 
218, 301.' 

day of, 432, 433, 443. 

prayer for, 354, 372. 

salvation bv, 208, 405, 415, 437. 

works of, 336, 429. 
Gratitude to God, 55, 81-83, 87, 90, 

93, 99, 123, 528. 
Greeks, 206, 207, 735. 
Greenland, 819. 

Grief, 76, 168, 171, 220, 226, 235, 

568, 579, 584, 585. 
Guards, affrighted, 185. 



H. 

Hairs, gray, 74, 656. 
Happiness, not in place, 17. 
Haven, 234. 
Harvest, 870. 

home, 546, 736, 740. 

praising God for, 986, 938, 989. 

ripe for the reapers, 870. 
Health, 59. 
Heart, 84. 

broken, 29. 

consecration of, 330, 339. 
fixed on God, 83. 
sinful, 228, 418. 
Heathen, condition of, 819, 821, 822. 
conversion promised, 823-829. 
prayer for, 830-854. 
Heaven, 97, 114, 153, 1058-1031. 
Christ the light of, 1071. 1079. 
filled with glory, 111, 1058, 1059. 
free from sin, 154. 
glories of, 720, 1058-1060, 1065, 

-1067, 1069, 1073, 1074, 1076, 

1077, 1081. 
invitation to, 1075. 
jovs of, 337, 576, 627, 673, 680, 

710, 716, 1055, 1066, 1067, 

1077, 1031. 
longing for, 1078-1080. 
mansions of* 206. 1061- 



Heaven, meeting of friends in, 1061. 
near, 1059. 
of heavens, 173. 
opened, 183, 186. 
panting for, 629, 630, 631, 720, 

1078, 1081. 
peace of, 164, 1064, 1067. 
peace with, 209. 
preparation for, 1081. 
saints praising Christ in, 1062, 
1063, 1063, 1070. 
Heavens, new, 280. 
Hell, 32, 36, 71, 105, 125, 486, 
1005. 
kevs of, 244, 252. 
powers of, 172, 186, 188, 201 
-203, 250. 
Holiness, highway of, 1042. 
Holy Scriptures, 309-328. 
grace of God in, 313. 
guide of life, the, 311, 313, 314, 

317, 321, 324, 327. 
inspired, 309, 311. 
light of, 310. 

light of, superior to that of na- 
ture, 312, 313, 320. 

love for, 309, 314, 318, 319, 322, 
323, 563, 691. 

perfection of, 312, 317. 

power of, 314. 

promises of our support, 318. 
revealing redemption, 323. 
riches of, 315, 324. 
rule of life, 321. 
spread of, 313, 325-323. 
superior to all other books, 317. 
support and comfort in, 311. 
trutns of, confirmed by miracles, 
309. 

truths of, eternal, 310, 312, 320. 
warnings of, 314. 
Holv Spirit, 15, 235-302. 

'comforter, 289, 292, 298, 303, 601. 
creator, the, 600. 
devotion to. 295. 
earnest of. 289, 290, 292, 1010. 
grace of, 299. 

grieved, 301, 492, 451, 459, 467, 

493, 533, 992. 
imparted to Christ, 150. 
indwelling of, 292, 300. 
influence of, 238, 293. 
inviting, 447, 457. 
joy of, 287. 
light of, 237. 299. 
love of, 290.' 
pleading, 357. 

power of, 237, 292, 294, 295, 299, 
482. 

praise to, 293, 295, 303. 
presence implored, 2«7, 295, 296, 
293, 308, 332, 342, 375, 335, 



INDEX OF PARTICULAR SUBJECTS. 



393, 493, 508, 5-13, 573, 652, 
684, 686, 787, 841, fe43, 850, 
987. 

Holy Spirit, quickening, 286. 

regeneration bv, 295-297, 299, 
300, 306. 

sanctification bv, 525, 547, 652. 

sent by Christ, 188, 197, 207. 

still small voice of, 298. 

teaching of, 291, 299, 479, 725. 

unction of, 285. 
Hope, 120, 676. 

anchor of the soul, 508. 

in Christ, 515, 516, 707, 716, 717. I 

in God, 705, 710, 715, 718. 

in the Scriptures, 309. 

praising God for, 87, 120. 
Hosts, heavenlv, 28, 61, 140, 166, ! 

211, 258, 282. 
H) T pocrites, 448. 

I. 

I AM, 305. 
Imagination, 251. 
Immanuel, 346, 390, 556, 838. 

crown, 740. 

land of, 677, 712. 

name of, 855. 
Immortality, 108, 1039-1081. 
Impenitent, doom of, 426, 446, 451, 

455, 494, 500, 610, G91, 695. 
Imputation, 580. 
India, 819, 826, 835, 851, 859. 
Intemperance, 932, 933. 
Israel, 23, 30, 52, 58, 59, 67, 63, 135, 
136, 360, 368, 403, 557, 562. I 

consolation of, 152. 

children of, 162, 266. 

chosen of God, 381. 

journey of, 68. 

might "of, 265. 

restoration of, 159. 

shepherd of, 401, 758. 

J. 

Jacob, 749. 

ladder of, 623. 

sons of, 850, 863. 

tents, 394. 
Jehovah, 382, 388. 

banner of, 279. 

work of, 281. 
Jerusalem, 157, 274, 381, 733, 848 

new, the, 818, 1072. 
Jesse, rod of, 265. 
Jew's, 158, 162, 207, 735. 

restoration of, 862-865. 
Jordan, 139, 439, 749, 1066. 

flood of, 866. 

flowing back, 68. 

verge of, 626. 
Jubilee," 840. 



1 Jubilee, song of, 279, 851, 852. 

year of, 445. 
| Judah, 68, 144, 147. 
tribes of, 350. 
Judgment, day of, 431, 452, 465, 468 
470, 471, 486, 489. 
described, 1044, 1045, 1048-1030 
1054. 

prayer for mercy at, 1053. 
vision of, 566. 
Justification by faith, 414, 476, 492 
512, 514. 
by grace, 685. 



K. 

Kedar, wilderness of, 813. 
L. 

Lamb, supper of, 284. 
Law, broken, 191. 

demands of, 411. 

of love, 934, 938. 

perfect, 417. 
Laws of nature, 126. 
Lazarus, 236. 
Lebanon, 25. 
Liberalitv, 533, 534. 
Life devoted to Christ, 432. 

hid in Christ, 525. 

transient, 12, 14, 434, 576, 972 
974, 996, 997, 1000, 1001, 1003 
1004, 1036. 

tree of, 297, 328, 989, 1063. 
Liditninss, subject to God, 25, 26 
92. 

Line, the unseen, 469. 

Litany, 628. 

Lord's supper, 762-778. 

cost of, 771. 

design of, 767, 777. 

founded on the love of Christ 
764. 

institution of, 763. 
invitation to, 767. 
memorial of love, 773. 
praising Christ at, 768, 775. 
prayer for pardon at, 774. 
remembering Christ at, 765, 776 
retiring from, 778. 
triumphal feast, 770. 
union of Christians at, 767. 
Love and obedience, 517-544. 

to Christ, 518, 520, 523, 525, 527 
529. 

to God, 519. 521, 524, 526, 528 
634. 

reward of, 524. 



M. 

! Man born to die, 12. 

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INDEX OF PARTICULAR SUBJECTS. 



71, 57-2, 



Man, condition by nature, 41J — 128. 

fall of, 261. 

lord of creation, 409. 

sinner, a, 419-504. 

suppliant, a, 472-504. 
Manger, 138, 148. 
Manna, 212. 

Mansions, heavenly, 206, 

1010, 1061. 
Martyrs, 28. 
Marriage hymn, 883. 
Maternal meetings, 887, 889, 891, 

892, 906. 
Meekness, prayer for, 553-558. 
Melchizidek, 217. 
Memory of the just, 595. 
Mercy, 231. 

call of, 454. 

prayer for, 604. 

voice of, 443. 
Mercy seat, 71, 346, 348, 357, 022, 

623. 
Michael, 8. 

Minister, death of, 1015. 

welcomed, 737. 
Ministers, commission to, 735. 

entering upon their work, 73G, 
738, 740, 742. 
Minister's meeting, 744. 

ordination and installation of, 
735-743. 

prayer for, 738, 739, 743. 

promise to, 735. 
Ministry, work of, 743. 
Missions, domestic, 868-871. 

foreign, 819-861. 

Jewish, 862-867. 
Miriam, 949. 

Mohammed, empire of, 850. 
Morning hvmn, 69, 351, 541 
637. 

prayer meeting, 792. 
stars, 297, 615, 715, 835, 859. 
Moses, 30, 42, 51, 1066. 

song of, 269. 
Mourner, comforted, 1014, 
1023, 1024, 1025, 1027 
1031, 1034, 1036, 1037. 

K". 

Nation, blessed for the sake of the 
church, 955. 
commended to the care of God, 
953. 

God the judge of, 947 , 968. 
God the strength and salvation 

of, 943-962. 
hope of the, in God, 952. 
mercy of God implored upon, 

965. 

planted by the Lord, 954. 



633, 



Nation, praise to God for blessings, 
969-971. 

praise to God for deliverance 

from danger, 950, 951. 
prayer for the blessing of God 

upon, 944-946. 
prayer for the return of God's 

favor, 967. 
prayer for the salvation of, 943. 
unjust rulers of,warned, 947,968. 
Nature, dissolution of, 14, 1049, 
1050, 1052, 1054. 
upheld by God, 10, 27. 
Neighbor, love to our, 532, 536. 
New year, 972-9/5. 
Noah* dove of, 477. 

O. 

Obedience, cheerful, 31, 437, 486, 
520, 537, 541, 685. 

filial, 894, 895. 

prayer for, 465, 541, 543. 
Ocean, "obedient to God, 98. 

praising God, 110. 
Offering, acceptable, 935, 939. 
Offerings made to God, 94. 
Old age, 74, 656. 

prayer for help in, 656. 
Olivet, garden of, 160, 165. 
One thins: needful, 453. 
Orphan, 531, 532, 940. 
Ophir, 816. 

P. 

Paraclete, 260. 
Palestine, 144. 
Paradise, 408. 

opened by Christ, 181, 215. 
Pardon implored, 474,487, 489, 490, 

492, 493, 495, 498, 620, 624. 
Parents and children, 882-907. 

teaching children, 888. 
Patience 562. 
Peace, 34j. 



1015, 
1029, 



Christ 



praj 



682. 



proclaimed by angels, 138, 140, 
141, 143, 144, 146. 
Penitence and confession, 365, 472- 
504. 

Perseverance, 35, 36, 117, 686, 695, 

702,705,717. 
Persia, 851. 
Pharaoh. 68. 
Physician, 413. 

Pilgrim Fathers, labors of, 957-959. 

supported by God, 956-958. 
Planets praising* God, 41. 
Poor, benevolence to the, 934-937, 

| 940. 



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INDEX OF PARTICULAR SUBJECTS. 



Prayer acceptable, 330. 

accepted through Christ, 212. 

and devout aspiration, 616-662. 

answered, 650. 

answered by trials, 564. 

for guidance, 624, 626. 

for light, 625. 

for love, 352, 624. 

Lord's, the, 632. 

nature of, 618. 
Pride, folly of, 553. 

restless, 421. 

subdued before the cross, 176. 
Prisoner, 248. 

Prodigal, return of, 442, 464. 
Promises, pleading the, 638. 

sure, 798. 

resting on, 355. 
Prophets, 28. 
Pure in heart, 29, 551. 

H. 

Rainbow, 39, 110, 124. 
Reason, 6, 79. 

Redeeming grace, 390, 406, 444. 

love, 72, 229, 250, 282, 291, 378, 
336, 434, 504, 523, 586. 
Religion all important, 896. 

early, 907, 915. 

pleasures of, 703. 
Remembrance of the grace of God, 
37, 90, 93, 106, 107, 112, 116, 
121, 122, 127, 129. 
Repentance, 472-504. 
Rejoicing in the Lord, 310, 706, 708, 

709, 712, 715-717. 
Rest for the children of God, 301. 

in Christ, 421, 425. 

in heaven, 425, 465. 571 , 572, 597. 

the promised, 570. 

where found, 455. 
Retirement, 547, 550, 638. 
Resurrection, 1040-1043. 
Reverence to God, 374, 484. 
Returning to God, 372, 490, 491, 495, 

550, 574, 578, 964. 
Righteous, death of, 1007, 1016, 

1019, 1022. 
River of God, 724. 
Rock of ages, 683, 707, 724. 
Rock rolled away, 183. 

smitten, 68. 
Room remaining, 433, 454, 459, 461. 
Rose of Sharon, 855, 870, 907. 

S. 

Sabbath, 329-347. 

antepast of heaven, 331, 334, 
344. 

blessed of God, 340. 
breaker, the, 333. 



Sabbath, close of, 395, 396. 

day of the Lord, 338. 

delight in, 333, 334, 336, 338, 
339, 342, 344, 552. 

praising God for, 916. 

rest of, 331, 3c2. 

reverence for, 331. 

welcomed, 329. 
Sabbath school, 908-928. 

anniversary of, 924, 927. 

close of, 928. 

invitation to, 915. 

opening, 913, 914, 917. 
Sacrifice acceptable, 330, 487. 
Sacrifices, ancient, insufficient, 192. 
198. 

Sages, eastern, 137, 147. 
Sailor, 872-861. 

invited to praise the Lord, 874, 
876. 

prayer for, 878, 891. 
prayer of, 873, 875, 877, 879. 
Salem, 350, 693, 746, 868. 
courts of, 360. 
daughters of, 172. 
peace of, 360. 
plains of, 162. 
prince of, 139. 
Saints awaiting Christ in judgment, 

1051, 1052. 
care of God, 1, 60, 377, 420. 
children of God, 530. 
chosen from the foundation of 

the world, 121. 
communion of, 407. 

See Church-fellowship. 
love for each other, 530. See 

Fellowship. 
prayers of, 276. 

safety of, 72, 74, 76, 102, 108, 
124, 126, 683-685, 689, 690, 
693-695, 698. 

triumphing in God, 72. 510, 707, 
716. 

united in heaven, 118. 
Salvation by grace, 208. 

Christ the way of, 191-209. 
free., 274, 376, 419, 427, 434, 437. 

447. 450, 452, 466. 
fruits' of, 406. 

prayer for, 224, 277, 282, 338, 

370, 404, 412. 
rejoicing in, 405. 
tidings of, 733. 
Samuel, 30. 
Sanctuary, 329-408. 

beauty of, 342, 348, 354, 2;?, 

367, 387. 
delight, 329, 351, 354, 357, 3G5- 

367, 371, 383, 384, 387,391. 
glory of Christ in, 373. 
invitation to, 347, 358, 360, 3C9. 

n 



INDEX OF PARTICULAR SUBJECTS. 



Sanctuary, presence of God, 346, 354, 
355, 392. 

vows in, 364. 
Satan, 107, 139, 195, 212, 233, 242, 
270, 403, 498, 547. 

empire of, 338, 839, 850. 

empire of, overthrown, 837. 

power of, 476, 559. 

raiie of, 190, 571. 

wiles of, 243, 264, 632. 
Saturday evening, 643. 
Sea, 26. 

obedient to God, 374. 
Seasons obedient to God, 68, 101. 
Secrets known to God, 18, 19. 
Self-examination and humility, 545 

-548. 
Serpent lifted, 175. 
Shi loh, 865. 

Sickness, 556, 608, 609, 657, 667, 668. 
Si loam, 907. 

Sin, confession of, 472, 474, 475, 479, 
502, 580. 
conviction of, 417, 425, 494, 505. 
original, 411. 
Sinai, 68, 188, 231, 504, 783. 
Sincerity, prayer for, 79. 
Sinners at the judgment, 468, 470, 
471, 1045, 1047, 1048. 
chief of, 301. 
condition of, 202. 
invited to Christ, 137, 419-471. 
separated from the saints, 366. 
Sins, atoned for by Christ, 166, 183, 
190. 

presumptuous, 314. 

secret, 314. 
Slave, 370, 532, 829, 858. 
Slavery, prayer for deliverance from, 

948, 949, 953, 963, 966. 
Soul immortal, 1039—1043. 

lost in paradise, 408. 

redeemed by Christ, 408. 

restless, 410. 

value of, 408. 
Sower and the seed, 375. 
Sowinsr and reaping, 542, 696, 714, 

740, 930, 954. 
Spring, 44, 81, 977-982. 
Stainboul, 851. 

Star of Bethlehem, 149, 719, 825. 
Stranger, resrard for the, 534. 
Sword, double flaming, 241. 
Submission, 379, 599,~602, 605, 607- 

609, 611, 612. 
Summer, 983. 

Sympathy for the distressed, 531, 
535. 

T. 

Talent employed, 544. 
Teachers' meetings, 908-911. 



Temperance, 540. 

Temple, veil of, 7, 174. 

Terrors, king of, 506. 

Thief, the dying, 229. 

Thrice holy, 29. 

Throne of grace, 567, 620, 621. 

Thrones subject to God, 23. 

Thunder, 26. 

Tidings, evil, 533. 

Time, misemployed, 545. 

past recalled, 560, 594. 

rapidity of, 11, 997, 998, 1000, 
1002, 1005. 
Times, our, in the hand of God, 607. 
To-day the accepted time, 422, 433, 

451, 453, 459, 469. 
Tongue, 364, 540. 

control of, 536, 543, 5>0. 

deceitful, 418, 798. 
Tract distribution, 930. 
Trials and temptations, 559-598. 
Trinity, praise to, 303-308. See 

Doxologies. 
Trust and submission, 599, 617. 

in God, 56, 59, 613. 

in Christ, 234-236, 581, 586, 616, 
619. 

Types fulfilled in Christ, 237. 
Jewish, 412. 

U. 

Unbelief, 78, 416, 546. 

V. 

Vial, 276. 

Virgins slumbering, 247. 
Vows, performance of, 377. 



W. 

ALKJNGr with God, 358, 536, 533, 
539. 

arnings and invitations, 419-471. 
ate hf illness, 663-681. 
aters, living, 63, 65. 
av, the broad, 327, 448, 460. 
'the narrow, 290, 327, 412, 443. 
idow, 532, 934, 940. 
ilderness, blossoming, 133, 136, 
230. 

inds obedient to God, 8, 23. 
inter, 976. 

isdom, how obtained, 22. 
itnesses, cloud of, 510, 665. 
ord of God. See Holy Scrip- 
tures. 

orld, the vanity of, 327, 570, 595. 
orks of righteousness, 197, 232. 
orship, domestic, 394, 882, 944. 

public, 329-407. 

social, 779-798. 



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INDEX OF PARTICULAR SUBJECTS. 



Wormwood, 163, 265. 
Wrath, 19, 457, 494. 

, Y. 

Year, closing, 992. 

opening, 972-975. 

reviewed, 993-995. 
Youth invited to Christ, 890, 893, 
897, 903-905. 

prayer of, 898. 

Z. 

Zeal, 665, 680, 681. 



Zion, city of, C78. 
daughter of, 815. 
gates of, 36«, 387, 985. 
God dwelling in, 394. 
King of, 428. 
praise of, 345. 
secure, 60, 108. 
strength of, 37. 
walls" of, 848, 850. 
war of, 849. 
watchmen of, 738. 



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INDEX OF REFERENCES TO THE SCRIPTURES. 



GEXESIS. 



, 285 

843 

331 

883 

261 

.357, 538 

301 

, 477 

757 



16 : 13 15 

17 : 8 956 

J9 : 17 439 

19 : 93 436 

22 : 14 613 

22 : 17 958 

24 : 31 754 

24 : 56 677 

24 : 63 547 

28 : 11 651 

28 : 17 392, 749, 787 

28 : 21 945 

46 : 3 957 



' NUMBERS. hym5 

10 : 34 724 

15 : 2 1066 

20 : 17 1042 

23 : 10 1006, 1016 



DEUTEROXOMV. 

3 : 27 688 

6:7 887 

8:2 55 

12 : 455 

15 : 10 928 

28 : 8 943, 1078 

32 : 2 956 

32 : 3 855 

i 33 : 25 74 

34 : 1 688 

34 : 4 1066 



EXODUS. 
3 : 14. 
3 : 15 . 
8 : 22 . 
15 : 20 . 
15 : 26 . 



JOSHUA. 
1:2.. 
! 24 : 14 . 



.1015 
..356 



.42, 305 

, 85 

9^5 

949 

601 



RUTH. 

1 : 16 752 



20 : 11 340 

20 : 12 894 ! 

25 : 22 622 1 SAMUEL. 



LEVITICUS. 
8 : 35 ... . 

23 : 4 

25 : 9 

26 : 6 



856 


1 


22 




2 


30 




3 


10 




3 


18 


654 




12 


793 


12 


22 


445 


17 


50 


953 


30 


6 . 



.759 
.937 
.353 
.602 
.523 
.954 
.930 
.598 



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INDEX OF references to the scriptures. 



2 SAMUEL. hymn 

23 : 4 871 

23 : 5 72 

1 KINGS. 

8 : 27 53, 346 

18 : 12 901 

18 : 44 808 

19 : 12 298, 457 

2 KINGS. 

2 : 11 333 

1 CHRONICLES. 

4 : 10 397 

28 : 9 893 

29 : 12 26 

29 : 13 81 

2 CHRONICLES. 

6 : 41 746 

7:5 750 

15 : 15 753 

25 : 8 908 

29 : 31 941 

EZRA. 

9:5 640 

NEHEMIAH. 

1 : 11 741 

5 : 19 649 

9:5 80, 124 

9: 131 

9 : 12 626 

9 : 14 334 

9 : 17 352 

13': 19 644 

13 : 22 646 

ESTHER. 

4 : 16 472 

JOB. 

1 : 21 603 

5 : 17 564 

7 : 16 1018 

11 : 7 21 

13 : 15 599 

13 : 22 619 

14 : 1 1028 

14 : 2 994, 1032 

14 : 12 1001 

15 : 15 53 



JOB, (continued.) hymx 

19 : 25 214, 215 

19 : 26 1044 

22 : 21 462 

22 : 28 33 

29 : 2 559 

30 : 23 430 

31 : 14 1047 

37 : 22 5 

38 : 7 297 

38 : 27 981 



PSALMS. 
1 



12. 



8-17 . 



6-11 . 



691 

244. 

823 

434 

70,550 

351 

498, 604 

77 

, 409, 919 

c4 

789 

798 

591 

418 

862 

205, 536 

528 

647 

710 

576 

955 

1-7 587 

12-49 50, 75 

1-7 40, 41 

5 541 

9-12 9 

314, 316 

7 993 

950 

6 13 

16 199 

4 1023 

5 773 

62-66 

186, 187 

7 ...183, 728 

11 489 

18 483 

549 

581 

365. 552 

1-6 391 

8 718 

9 933, 975 

9 747 

25 

1 615 

5 614 



INDEX OF REFERENCES TO THE SCRIPTURES. 



PSALMS, (continued.) hymn 

30 : 93, 617 i 

31 : 3 636 

31 : 15 607, 927 1 

31 : 16 625 

32 : 8 626 

32 : 1 580 

32 : 502 

33 : 5 48 

33 : 9 8 

33 : 952 

34 : 8, 9 49 I 

34 Ml 921 

34 : 61 I 

35 : 13 965 

36 : 5-9 1 

36 : 6 78 i 

36 : 9 230, 539 

37 : 23 695 j 

38 : 15 610 1 

38 : 588 

39 : 4 996 

39 : 6 999 ! 

40 : 6-9 193 

40 : 57? 

41 : 531 I 

42 : 5-11 560 

42:5 717 

42 : 655 

43 : 3 325, 845 

43 : 589 

44 : 967 

45 : 1-17 245 

45 : 3 814, 846 ! 

45 : 4 341, 833 I 

45 : 7 622 | 

45 : 267 

46 : 1-5 60 

46 : 4 724 

46 : 10 605 

47 : 105 

48 : 1-8 722 

48 : 10-14 359 | 

48 : 14 307 j 

48 : 729 I 

50 : 1-7 1044 | 

50 : 1045 | 

51 : 1-4 474 j 

51 : 7 479 

51 : 10 209 

51 : 17 330 

51 : 411, 487, 493 

53 : 6 850 

55 : 6 631 

55 . g ^ 45g 

55 : 22 ". '. '. *. '. 420 , 438," i°"26 

55 : 22, 23 697 

56 : 8 1014 

57 : 1-11 91 

57 : 5-11 83 

58 : 968 

59 : 16. < 633 



PSALMS, (continued.) hymn 

60 : 1 841 

61 : 1-6 584 

61 : 3 372 

62 : 5-8 692 

63 : 1 630 

63 : 1-4 354 

63 : 3?4 

65 : 1-5 345 

65 : 11 985, 991 

65 : 12 979 

65 : 980 

65 : 9 978 

66 : 2 918 

66 : 13-20 650 

67 : 5 120 

67 : 800 

67 : 836 

68 : 4 103 

68 : 5 934 

68 : 17, 18 168 

68 : 32-35 23 

69 : 13 386 

69 : 15 568 

69 : 30 969 

70 : 4 739 

70 : 583 

71 : 5-9 656, 657 

72 : 3 869 

72 : 4 889 

72 : 6 288 

72 : 10-14 824 

72 : 11 851 

72 : 822, 828, 829 

73 : 23-28 705 

73 : 24 327 

73 : 25 519 

73 : 500 

77 : 1, 2 594 

78 : 1-7 888 

78 : 25 753 

79 : 9 492, 963 

80 : 3 385 

80 : 807 

81 : 1-4 382 

81 : 16 990 

82 : 947 

84 : 1-7 387 

84 : 8-12 383 

84 : 10 329 

84 : 11 376, 732 

84 : 348, 367 

85 : 1 971 

85 : 4 482 

85 : 6 863 

85 : 7 839 

85 : 8 682 

86 : 6 789 

86 : 11-13 569 

87 : 5 748 

87 : 394 

88 : 10-12 424 



(47) 



INDEX OF REFERENCES TO THE SCRIPTURES. 



PSALMS, (continued.) htm>- 

88 : 5G6, 1040 

89 : 4 8 ! 

89 : 7 830 

89 : 7-14 374 ; 

89 : 15-13 403 

89 : 47 1002 

89 : 48 1013 

89 : 1004 

90 : 1-5 11, 12 

90 : 5 974 

90 : 12 997 

91 : 5 642 

91 : 694 

92 : 336, 337 

93 : 4 24 

94 : 12-14 702 

94 : 19 222 1 

95 : 1-11 36S 

95 : 6 358 

95 : 361, 388 

96 : 2-7 146 

96 : 362 

97 : 1-5 1049 

97 : 1-12 4. 71 

97 : 2 33 

97 : 6-9 147 

98 : 1-4 88, B53 

98 : 5-9 142 

99 : 5-9 30 

100 : 347, 349, 380, 389 

101 : 2 882 

102 : 11 1000 

102 : 13 835 

102 : 1003 

102 : 25-23 14 

103 : 1-4 90 i 

103 : 1-7 51 ! 

103 : 2 986 

103 : 8-18 57 

103 : 16 1027 ! 

103 : 17 122 

103 : 104 j 

104 : 1-24 93 ; 

104 : 27, 114 

105 : 102 ! 

106 : 1-4 112 ! 

106 : 4 390 

107 : 1-8 52 

107 : 8 54 

107 : 13 690 I 

107 : 872, 874, 876 1 

108: 1-6 97 

110 : 1-3 184 : 

111 : 1-10 22 

112 : 6 595 

112 : 533 j 

113 : 278 ! 

114 : 68 1 

116 : 1 517 

116 : 6 521 

116 : 12-19 377 



VLMS, (continued.) hymn 
116 : 16 755 

116 : 17 970 

117 : 127, 130 

118 : 23-27 723 

118 : 24-26 338 

118 : 28 256 

119 : 5 543 

119 : 9 898 

119 : 9 321 

119 : 14 315 

119 : 16 440 

119 : 50 603 

119 : 57 537 

119 : 62 648 

119 : 67 579, 600 

119 : 92 563 

119 : 96 317 

119 : 97 318 

119 : 105 311 

119 : 111 322 

119 : 127 319 

121 : 3 639, 707 

121 : 58, 59, 67 

122 : 1-7 350, 360 

122 : 342, 366, 371 

124 : 8 914 

125 : 693, 726 

126 : 5, 6 575 

126 : 5 740 

126 : 714 

127 :2 1011 

127 : 699, 805 

128 : 5 332 

128 : 700 

130 : 3 738 

130 : 5 799 

130 : 562, 567 

131 : 555, 557 

132 : 8 751 

132 : 9 744 

133 : 781, 884 

135 : 381 

136 : 1-9, 24 106, 107 

137 : 5, 6 730 

137 : 5 622 

137 : 866, 867 

133 : 2 38^ 526 

133 : 6 551 

133 : 117 

138 : 709 

139 : 1-6 16 

139 : 1-7 13 

139 : 7-12 19 

139 : 12 642 

139 : 23, 24 721 

141 : 2-5 364 

142 : 5S5 

143 : 11 352 

144 : 12 890 

145 : 1-8 129 

145 : 7 37 



INDEX OF REFERENCES TO THE SCRIPTURES. 



PSALMS, (continued.) 

145 : 10 

146 : 2 

146 : 

147 : 

148 : 12 . 



HTM>* 

...110 
. . . 123 
...108 
...101 
. ..900 



IS. 



148 : 14 651 

148 : 62, 86, 89, 92, 96 

115, 125, 126 i 

149 : 2 712 

150 : 113, 118, 363, 378 



PROVERBS. 
1:7.... 



.917 
.903 
.882 
.703 
. 43 
.923 



8 : 17 B99, 915, 923 

8 : 34 456 

10 : 24 398 

13 : 19 45 

13 : 21 458 

14 :32 1007 

15 : 4 119 

16 : 1 355 

16 : 25 460 

18 : 24 226 

20 : 28 257 

23 : 26 896 

23 : 31 932 

30 : 8 917 



ECCLESIASTES. 

1:2 

9 : 10 

11 : 6 

11 : 9 

12 : 1 . 



.410, 570 

432 

, 542 

, 897 

.904 



12 : 7 880, 1020 ! 



CANTICLES. 

1:3 

1:7 , 

2:1 



2:4.. 
2 : 11., 
2 : 12. 



, 212 

.220, 660 
.855, 870 



16. 
10. 
16.. 

: 10. 



.982 
.715 



.205, 225 

806 

797 



ISAIAH. 
2:2. 
2:3. 



.811 
.830 | 

(49 



AIAH, (continued.) hymn 

3 : 10 1037 

6 : 3 116, 303, 304 

8 : 13 29 

9:1 223 

9:2 224 

9:3 990 

9:6, 7 211 

9 : 12 665 

11 : 1 264 

11 : 10 1067 

12 : 2 248, 616 

12 : 4 10 

13 : 2 833 

14 : 3 578 

17 : 7 506 

17 : 13 815 

19 : 20 924 

21 : 11 135 

21 : 12 825 

24 : 14 100 

24 : 15 825 

25 : 4 234 

25 : 6 770 

26 : 1 663, 728 

26 : 2 1077 

26 : 3 379 

26 : 8 217 

26 : 12 962 

26 : 15 951 

29 : 42 247 

30 : 19 1008 

31 : 5 727 

32 : 1 838 

32 : 2 231 

33 : 7 227 

33 : 17 716, 1060 

33 : 21 724 

35 : 1 136, 230, 833, 868 

35 : 2 218 

35 : 9 678 

40 : 4 133 

40 : 8 320 

40 : 9 87 

40 : 11. . . .219, 731, 758, 761, 891 

40 : 31 681 

41 : 10 69 

41 : 18 849 

42 : 11 813 

42 : 16 624 

43 : 5 ....826 

49 : 8'.V.V.'.'.V.'.'.V.'.'.V.?...'.948 

51 : 3 812, 845 

51 : 12 831 

52 : 1 810 

52 : 7 733 

52 : 10 834, 848 

53 : 3 175, 238, 239, 259 

53 : 5 179, 771 

53 : 6 196 

53 : 7 168 



INDEX OF REFERENCES TO THE SCRIPTURES. 



ISAIAH, (continued.) hymn 
54 : 11 984 

54 : 13 ...916 

55 : 1 419, 466 

55 : 6 294, 471 

55 : 7 443 

55 : 9 79 

55 : 11 326 

56 : 2 343 

56 : 5 1029 

56 : 6 893 

56 : 7 400, 745, 959 

57 : 15 640, 1005 

58 : 1 826, 858 

58 : 5 966 

58 : 6 949 

58 : 8 813 

58 : 11 410 

58 : 13 233 

59 : 1 949 

59 : 19 834 

60 : 1 802, 809 

60 : 3 802, 816 

60 : 5 881 

60 : 16 99 

60 : 18 817 

60 : 20 1074 

60 : 22 837 

61 : 1 829 

61 : 3 725, 862 

61 : 7 820 

61 : 10 235 

61 : 11 801 

62 : 7 848 

63 : 1 210, 274 

63 : 7 228 

64 : 6 989 

66 : 15 1053 



JEREMIAH. 

2 : 2 283, 596 

3 : 14 495 

3 : 22 490 

3 : 24 76 

5 : 24 983, 988 

8 : 20 426 

8 : 22 227, 413 

10 : 12 45 

14 : 8 152 

15 : 16 324 

16 : 19 484 

17 : 14 491 

23 : 6 195 

23 : 23 17 

25 : 6 : 195 

27 : 13 459 

29 : 13 370 

30 : 1-3 121 

31 : 3 764 

31 : 18 486 

33 : 11 970 



JEREMIAH, (continued.) h ru I 

49:23 880 

50 : 5 3<J9 



LAMENTATIONS. 

3:19 163 

3 : 24 499 



EZEKIEL. 

11 : 19 481 

18 : 31 j: 7 

34 : 15 401 

36 : 33 870 

43 : 2 30 

44 : 24 331 

47 : 9 328 

48 : 35 727 



DANIEL. 

2 : 20 33 

4 : 37 553 

7 : 13 259 

9 : 17 628 

9 : 21 396 

9 : 25 274 



HOSEA. 

13 : 9 744 

13 : 14 626, 1039 

14 : 4 488 

14 : 7 803 



JOEL. 

3:2 832 

3 : 17 732 



AMOS. 

3:6 964 

4 : 13 8 



OBADIAH. 
-17 ... . 



.864 



MICAH. 

2 : 10 597 

6:6 330, 935 



NAHUM. 
1:6. 



.431 



HABAKKUK. 

2 : 20 346 



(50) 



INDEX OF REFERENCES TO THE SCRIPTURES. 



HABAKKUK, (continued.) hymn 

3 : 2 804 

3:3 7 

3:6 26 

3:8 844 



HABAKKUK. 

3 : 17 

3 : 18 



.711 

.634 



ZEPHANIAH. 
1:7 



.192, 198 



HAGGAL 

2:7 152, 373 



ZECHARIAH. 

1 : 5 

2 : 13 

3:7 

4 : 6 

9:9 



998 

32 

734 

' 297 

815 

12 : 10 252 

13 : 1 229, 427 

14 : 7 492, 641 

14 : 8 827 



MALACHI. 

3:2 431, 1055 

3:7 464 

3 : 12 946 

4:2 223 



MATTHEW. 

2 : 1 137, 851 

2:5 143 

2 : 9 149, 878 

2 : 10 719 

5:3 558 

5:4 1014 

5:8 551 

5 : 12 ..1073 

5 : 44 961 

5 : 45 987 

6:6 620 

6 : 9-16 632 

6 : 10 612, 840 

6 : 11 , 945 

6 : 21 659 

6 : 28 738 

6 : 34 717 

7:7 450 

7 : 13 448 

7 : 14 565 

8 : 25 877 

8 : 26 580 



MATTHEW, (continued.) hymn 

9:2 475 

10 : 8 936, 938 

10 : 29 609 

10 : 42 939 

11 : 5 150 

11 : 19 225 

11 : 26 121 

11 : 28 153, 421, 449 

11 : 29 -.425, 479, 556 

12 : 20 905 

13 : 3 930 

13 : 8 404, 890 

13 : 28 b75 

13 : 46 324 

14 : 23 395, 638 

14 : 27 156 

14 : 30 875 

14 : 33 879 

15 : 32 204 

16 : 24 448 

18 : 2 912 

18 : 10 . 920 

18 : 11 731 

18 : 20 788 

19 : 19 940 

21 : 9 162 

21 : 15 926 

22 : 29 78 

24 : 30 468 

24 : 42 666 

25 : 1-14 246 

25 : 6 675 

25 : 7 247 

25 : 15 544 

25 : 21 972 

25 : 31 247 

25 : 34 468, 1051 

26 : 11 ...939 

26 : 36 163, 164 

26 : 39 164 

26 : 41 670 

26 : 42 1025 

27 : 26 175 

27 : 35-15 168, 174 

27 : 51 174. 175 

27 : 60 163, 1038 

28 : 2 183 

28 : 6 160, 181 

28 : 9 790 

28 : 19 306, 756 

28 : 20. . .672, 696, 735, 740, 1015 



MARK. 

1 : 15 668 

1 : 33 792 

2 : 27 329 

4 : 33 873 

6 : 46 640 

6 : 43 792 

7 : 37 609 



(51) 



INDEX OF REFERENCES TO THE SCRIPTURES. 



MARK, (continued.) hymn 
8 : 37 408 

8 : 38 582 

9 : 24 416. 505 

10 : 14 758,907, 1031 I 

10 : 16 892, 757 

10 : 28 676 I 

10 : 47 r,S i 

12 : 42 942 

13 : 33 1028 

14 : 15 1067 

14 : 26 402 

15 : 17 176 

16 : 15 735, 657 



LUKE. 

1 : 

2 : 
2 : 
2 : 
2 : 

2 : 

3 : 

3 : 

4 : 

6 : 

7 : 

8 : 

9 : 
10 : 
10 : 
10 : 
10 : 

10 : 

11 : 

12 : 

12 : 

13 : 

14 : 
14 : 

14 : 

15 : 

16 : 

17 : 

17 : 

18 : 

19 : 
21 : 



78... 
8-15 . 
10 ... 
14... 
32 ... 
46 ... 
4.... 



847, 

.138-141, 144, 



.280, 



.133, 
.444, 
.934, 



.618 



5 906, 128, 398 

22 454 

38 495 

33 072 282 



22 : 15 . 
22 : 17 . 

22 : 

22 : 
23 

23 : 
23 
23 
23 
23 : 
23 

23 : 

24 : 



19.... 
61 .... 

33 ... . 

34 ... . 

39-46. 

42 

44 

48 ... . 
54 ... . 
56 ... . 
23 ... . 



1 00 

237 

.165, 166 
776, 1050 

172 

496 

643 ; 

341 I 

185 



LUKE, (continued.) hymx 

24 : 29 159 

24 : 32 357, 765 

24 : 46 172, 335 

24 : 50 787 

24 : 53 922 

JOHN. 

1 : 1-3, 14 134 

1 : 29 259, 260 

1 : 36 .774 

3 : 2 153 

3 : 7 504 

3 : 16 36, 408, 429,790 

3 : 24 175 

3 : 36 1037 

4 : 35 736, 870 

4 : 42 199 

6 : 35 772, 777 

6 : 37 476 

6 : 51 769 

6 : 55 766, 771 

6 : 63 295 

7 : 37 767 

9:4 446 

9:7 907 

10 : 11 196 

10 : 14 221 

10 : 16 731 

10 : 22 976 

10 : 28 36, 233 

11 : 26 1043 

11 : 35 236 

11 : 36 , 156 

12 : 13 393 

12 : 15 161 

12 : 32 434 

12 : 38 428 

13 : 34 .....534 

14 : 2 572, 1061, 1076 

14 : 3 1009 

14 : 6 194, 618, 1042 

14 : 16 292 

14 : 19 216, 1024, 1042 

14 : 23 1030 

14 : 26 299 

14 : 27 423, 503, 687 

14 : 31 778 

15 : 3 201 

15 : 5 415, 769 

15 : 12 961 

15 : 16 5-24 

16 : 13 290 

16 : 33 586 

17 : 4 170 

17 : 24 1071 

18 : 1 160 

19 : 5 167 

19 : 30 169, 170 

19 : 41 154 

20 : 20 777 



INDEX OF REFERENCES TO THE SCRIPTURES. 



JOHN, (continued.) hymn 

21 : 15 5-20, 744 

21 : 16 501, 546 



ACTS. 

1:9. 
2 : 26 . 
2 : 30. 
2 : 39. 
2 : 46. 



..189 
.1036 
. .262 
..886 
..780 



5 : 31 252, 256 

5 : 35 251 

7 : 35 820 

7 : 60 1033 

9 : 37 1012 

10 : 36 265 

16 : 9 819 

16 : 13 786 

16 : 33 760 

17 : 27 621 

17 : 28 386 

18 : 21 860 

20 : 38 796 

26 : 22 970 

26 : 23 854 

28 : 15 794 



1 CORINTHIANS. 

1 : 14 

1 : 9 

1 : 23 

1 : 30 



HYMN 

...522 
....73 
...207 

.195 



ROMANS. 



1 




1 


14 


1 


17 


3 


12 


3 


19 


3 


24 


5 


1 , 


5 


3 . 


6 


1 


G 




6 




7 


9 . 


8 
8 


8. 
13 


8 


15 


8 


16 


8 


26. 






8 




9 




9 


20 



.192 
.525 
.323 



..685 
..704 
..771 
..635 
..191 
.1034 
. .417 
..412 



.506, G86 
.199, 288 
375 



.501, 606 

, 39 



11 : 33. 



.20 



2 : 10 302, 1059 

3 : 16 393 

12 : 13 785 

13 : 929 

13 : 12 593 

15 : 3 473 

15 : 4 335 

15 : 54 1019 

15 : 55*173, 181, 1007, 1022, 1033 



2 CORINTHIANS. 

1 : 20 516 

1 : 22 289 

4 : 4 310 

4:6 95, 527 

4:7 408 

4 : 9 1025 

4 : 18 627 

5 : 1 1010 

5:7 515 

5 : 14 210, 251, 445 

5 : 15 480 

5 : 19 207 

6:2 433 

9 : 13 938 

12 : 9 85, 606 

13 : 5 545 

13 : 11 406 

13 : 14 407 



GALATIANS. 

2 : 16 191 

2 : 20 501 

3 : 13 249 

3 : 16 <?35 

3 : 28 779, 784 

4 : 6 684 

5:5 515 

5:6 509 

5 : 22 300 

5 : 24 485 

6:2 934, 938 

6:9 673 

6 : 14 175, 176,178 



11 : 36 44 

12 : 12 603, 706 

12 : 15 535 

13 : 10 782 

13 : 12 452 

14 : 8 637 

14 : 11 859 

14 : 22 514 

15 : 13 ...778 



EPHESIANS. 

1:4 

1:7 

1 : 13 .... 
1 : 17 .... 

2:1 

2:4 

2:5 

2:8 



.20, 198, 423 

289 

909 

416, 494 

177 

.'.'.".'.".".".".'405 



(53) 



INDEX OF REFERENCES TO THE SCEIPTURES. 



EPHESIANS, (continued.) hymn 
2 : 13 171 

2 : 18 241 

3 : 9, 10 134 

3 : 12 212 

3 : 17 79], 910 

4 : 8 183, 280 

4 : 30 45, 4-22, 992 

5 : 14 441, 497 

5 : 16 992 

6:1 895 

6 : 11 667 

6 : 15 * 913 

6 : 18 623 



1 TIMOTHY, (continued.) hymn 

3 : 16 151, 173 

6 : 12 669, 680 

6 : 16 2«4 



2 TIMOTHY. 

1 : 12 

2 : 



701 

674 

902 

311 

465 

10 J 7 

7 669, 972, 1019 



3 .. 

: 15 . 
: 16. 
: 1 .. 
6.. 



PHILTPPIANS. 

1 : 6 117 

1 : 21 679, 1017, 1021 

2:6 245 

2:9 209 

2 : 10 253 

2 : 18 292, 293 HEBREWS. 

2 : 29 737 i 1:3... 

3 : 10 163, 176 1 : 6... 

3:14 665 1:8... 

3:20 659 1:14.. 

4 : 7 795 3 : 15 . . 



TITUS. 

1:9 323 

2 : 10 540 

3:5-6 197 



COLOSSIAXS. 

1:5 

1 : 16 

1 : 20 

2:2 



.1064 
..134 
..203 
..925 
..201 
..659 
..525 
..195 
. .554 



1 THESSALONIANt 
1 : 10 

3 : 13 

4 : 16 

4 : 17 

5:3 



.1057 
.1052 
.1056 
.1072 
..469 



5 : 25 743 



2 THESSALONIANS. 

1 : 7 1046 

2 : 13 72, 121 



1 TIMOTHY. 

1 : 15 234 

1 : 17 109, 264 

2:2 645 

2:6 200. 218 I 

2:8 , 623 ! 



.273 
.271 
..13 

.669 
.422 



7 : : 
7 : 
7 : 
7 : 
7 : 
9 : 



4:9 331, 344, 1061, 1075 

4 : 13 13 

4 : 14-16 238 

4 : 15 236, 239 

4 : 16 927 

5 : 10 208 

6 : 20 243, 658 

1 216 

15 217 

17 209 

22 200 

25 242, 357 

27 1036 

28 237 

10 : 10 201 

10 : 19 239 

10 : 22 516 

10 : 23 128, 717 

10 : 26 469 

10 : 29 200 

10 : 38 513 

11 : 1 507 

11 : 13 512 

11 : 16 661 

11 : 27 654 

12 : 1 510, 665, 671, 6?1 

12 : 2 510. 662 

12 : 22 .783 

12 : 23 1081 

12 : 29 241 

13 : 5 .74 

13 : 6 650 

14 590 



13 : 17 738 



(54) 



INDEX OF REFERENCES TO THE SCRIPTURES. 



JAMES. 

1 : 27 . 
4 : 14 . 



hymn JUDE, (continued.) 

940 —20 

.440, 995, 1035 — 25 



1 PETER. 
1:2.. 
1:7.. 
1 : 12. 
1 : 19 . 
2:7. 



.287, 303 

561 

900 

762 

213 



2 : 21 155 

2 : 25 574 

3 : 8 782 

3 : 18 166 

4 : 13 572 

4 : 18 471, 1048 

5:2 743 

5 : 3 742 

5:4 744 

5:7 56, 420, 593 



2 PETER. 
1 : 10. 
1 : 21 . 
3:5.. 
3 : 11 . 



.486 
.309 
...8 
.46 



3 : 18 275 



1 JOHN. 
1:5. 
1:7. 
1:8. 
2:1. 



.641 
.190 
.413 
.240 



2 : 27 291 

3:2 685 

4:8 34 

4:9 35 

4 : 10 202 

4 : 12 652 

4 : 16 918, 929 

4 : 19 518, 529 

4 : 21 530 

5 : 6 ....197 

5:7 304, 305, 308 

5:8 231 



JUDE. 



.1051 



REVELATION. 

1 : 6 250, 10C2 

1 : 10 339 

1 : 18 215, 251 

2 : 7 1063, 1076 

2: 17 617 

3 : 20 463 

4 : 1 1075 

4 : 6 616 

4:8 28, 111 

4 : 10 1077 

4 : 11 258 

5 : 6 222, 1053 

5:8 276 

5:9 281, 283 

5 : 12 255, 263, 265 

6 : 14 1050 

7 : 9 254, 1070 

7 : 10 268 

7 : 11 1080 

7 : 12 1088 

7 : 14 1062, 1063 

7 : 17 266, 1064 

10 : 1 190 

11 : 15 259, 842, 861 

14 : 7 470, 1054 

15 : 3 269 

17 : 14 208, 258 

19 : 3 277 

19 : 5 132, 249 

19 : 6 270, 279 

19 : 7 708 

19 : 16 148, 852 

20 : 14 455 

21 : 2 818 

21 : 4 344, 1037, 1058, 1065 

21 : 10 720 

21 : 21 1081 

21 : 32 1069 

21 : 24 944 

21 : 25 1079 

22 : 3 1079 

22 : 4 629 

22 : 14 989 

22 : 16 777, 859 

22 : 17 437, 447 



(55) 



INDEX OF AUTHORS. 



Adams, Miss Sarah F., 651. 
Addison, Joseph, [1672-1719,] 

41, 55, 62, 690, 1047. 
Aikin, Dr. John, [1747-1822,] 961. 
Allen, Rev. Jonathan, 428. 

Bache, 158. 

Bacon, Dr. Leonard, 885, 956, 
957. 

Bakewell, John, [1721-1819,] 
258. 

Balfour, Alexander, 859. 
Barbauld, Mrs. A. L., [1743- 

1825,1 81, 330, 449, 534, 780, 1007. 
Barlow, Joel, [....-1812,] 610, 

950. 

Bathurst, Rev. William H., 

102, 1006. 
Baxter, Rev. Richard, [1615- 

1691,] 593. 
Beddome, Rev. Benjamin, 33, 

154, 291, 293, 295, 743, 784, 882, 

995. 

Berridge, 48. 

BlCKERSTETH, REV. EDWARD, 

[1786-1850,] 401, 761. 
Blacklock,Rev.T., [1721-1791.] 

100. 

Boden, 461, 940. 

Bonar, Rev. Horatius, 574. 

Bowring, Dr. John, [1792- ,] 

34, 56, 135, 178, 326, 595, 612. 
Brady, Dr. Nicholas, [1659- 

1726.] See Tate. 
Browne, Rev. Simon, [1680- 

1732,] 296, 398. 
Brown, Mrs. Phebe H., 638,662, 

786, 804. 

Browning, Elizabeth, 1011. 
Bryant, W. C, [1794-....,] 747, 

909, 1014. 
Bridges, Matthew, 260. 
Burder, Rev. George, [1752- 

1832,] 35,406. 



Burton, J., [1733-1771,] 1002. 
Biles, Rev. Mather, [1706- 
1788,] 1052. 

Campbell, Thomas, [1777-1843,] 
139. 

C as wall, Edward, 261, 668. 
Cawood, 111. 

Cennick, Rev. John, [ -1755,] 

217, 706, 1042. 
Cheever, Dr. George B., [1807 

-....,] 460. 
Clarke, Rev. James F., 759. 
Clarke, Mrs. R. \V., 653. 

COLESWORTHY, D. C, [1810- 

....,] 789, 1067. 
Collyer, Dr. William B., [1782 
-1854,] 180, 436, 464, 657, 760, 830, 
883. 

Colver, Rev. N., 469. 
Conder, JosiAH, 103, 254, 278, 

602, 766, 769. 
cotterell, rev. t., 821. 
Cowper, William, [1731-1800,] 

78, 157, 229, 310, 494, 501, 538, 547, 

561, 568, 623, 688, 713, 727, 817, 890. 
Crosse, 971. 
Croswell, 939. 
Cunningham, Rev. J. W., 333. 
Cutter, William, [1802- ,] 

532, 544. 

Dale, Rev. T., 1023. 
Davie s, Dr. Samuel, [1724-1761,] 
755, 964. 

De Fleury, Mrs. Maria, 160, 
1080. 

Doane, Dr. George W., [1799- 

....,] 194. 
Dobell, Rev. John, 433. 
Doddridge, Dr. Philip, [1702- 

1751,] 14, 49, 54, 123, etc. Total, 44. 
Drummond, Dr. William H., 

133, 966, 



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INDEX OF AUTHORS. 



Dryden, John, [1G3 1-1700,] 235. 
Duncan, 205. 

Dwight, Dr. Timothy, [1752- 
1818,] 424, 566, 730, 739, 850, 978. 



Jenkins, Rev. Charles, G44. 
Jervis, Rev. Thomas, 26. 
Johnson. Dr Samuel, [1709- 

1784,] 625. 
Jones, Rev. Edmund, [1722- 
1765,] 472. 



Edmeston, Rev. James, 396, 599, 
624, 642. 

Elizabeth, Charlotte, [1790- Kebl-e, Dr. John, 551 

1846,] 458, 586. 
Elliott, Miss Charlotte, 476. 
Enfield, Dr. William, [1741- 

1797,1 553. 



Kelly, Thomas, 167, 182, 230, 
259, 271, 275, 2s3, 353, 590, 596, 
726, 754, 7^7, b20, 826, 834, 858, 
935, 1056, 1057. 
I Kenn, Dr. Thomas, [1637-1710,] 
633, 639. 



Faber, Rev. F. W., 524. 

Fawcett, Rev. Benjamin, 120. Kingsbury, 253. 
PAWCETT, Dr. John, [1740-1817,] Kirkham, 74. 

311, 717, 779, 896,698. 
Flint, Dr. James, [1779-1355,] 

954. 

Francis, Dr. B., 170, 513,746,937. 



Kippis, Dr. Andrew, [1725-1796,] 

21, 946. 
Knox, 462. 



Gellekt, C. F., [1715-1759,] 523. 

Gerhard, Paul, 672. 

Gibbons, Dr. Thomas, [1720- 

1785,] 630, 845, 904, 984. 
Gilbekt, Mrs., 658. 
Goode, Rev. William, 77, 363, 

824, 1044. 
Grant, Sir Robert, [ -1333,] 

119, 236, 320, 526, 572, 628, 637, 

676. 

Greene, T., 602. 

Gregg, Rev. Mr., 173, 463, 582. 

Guion, Madame J. B., [1648-1719,] 

Hammond, Rev. William, 269, 
370. 



Livermore, Miss S. W., 871. 
Livingstone, 90. 
Logan, Rev. John, [1748-1783,] 

136, 211, 239, 703, 711, 811, 813. 
Lunt, Dr. W. P., 959. 
Lyte, Rev. H. F., 105, 114, 206, 
337, 342, 556, 604, 694, 800, 805, 
837, 862. 

M'Cheyne, Rev. R. M., [1313- 

1843,] 525. 
Mackay, Mrs., 1033. 
Marriott, T., 843. 
Marsden, J., 857. 
Mason, Rev. William, T1724- 

1797,] 340. 
Medley, Rev. Samuel, [173?- 
1799,] 151, 214, 218, 228, 243, 437. 



Hart, Rev. Joseph, 166, 307,466, Merrick, James, [1720-1761,] 113, 



481. 



350, 531, 863. 



Hastings, Thomas, 444, 833, 923. Middleton, Dr. T. F., [1769- 



Haweis, Rev. T., [1734-1820,] 282 

431,977. 
Hayward, 332. 
Heath, 670. 

Heber, Dr. Reginald, [1783- 
1826,1 149, 372, 393, 399, 430, 772, 
819. 877, 907, 948, 1046. 

Hemans, Mrs. F. C, [1793-1835,] 
1026. 

Heginbotham, Rev. Otti- 

well. 221. 
Hill. R., 1008. 

Hillhouse, James, [1789-1841,] 
Hogg, James, [1772-1835,] 124. 



1822,] 545. 

Milman, Henry H., [1791- ] 

161, 1053. 
Montgomery, James, [1771- 
1854,] 64, 80, 137, 148, etc. To- 
tal, 42. 

Moore, Rev. Henry, [ -1802,] 

38, 687. 

.Moore, Thomas, [1780-1852,] 44, 

415, 601, 631, 1073. 
Muhlenberg, Dr. William A., 

477, 1018. 

Nason, Rev. Elias, [1811- ,] 

110. 



Horne, Dr. George, T1730-1792,] Needham, Rev. John. 20, 29, 512. 

, Nevin, Rev. E. H., 616. 696, 1075. 
Newton, Rev. John, [1722-1807 ,] 
212, 225, 226, 334, etc. Total, 24. 
Hyde, Mrs. A. B., 210, 451, 457, Xoel, Rev. Baptist W., 614, 
649. 



989. 

HuiE, Dr., 1024 
Humphries, T., 646, 68. 



765, 894, 982. 



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INDEX OF AUTHORS. 



Occom, Rev. Sampson, [1723- 

1792,] 504. 
Ogilvie, Dr. John, [1733-1814,1 

115. 

Oliver, Rev. Thomas, [1725- 
1799,] 85, 177, 305,. 626. 

Palmer, Rev. Ray, 511. 
Patrick, Dr. John, 28. 
Peabody, Rev. W. B. O, [1799- 

1847,] 46. 
Pierpont, Rev. John, [1785- 

....,] 386, 749. 
Pomroy, Dr. S. L., 85L 
Pope, Alexander, [1688-1744,1 

816, 1022. 

Raffles, Rev. Thomas, 159,492, 
1076. 

Rankin, Rev. E., 578. 

Reed, Dr. Andrew, 203^7,443, 

517, 617. 
Richter, 497. 

Robinson, R., [1735-17^.1 171, 
273, 523. 

Roscoe, William, [1751-1831,] 
951. 

Rowe, Mrs. Elizabeth, T1674- 

1737,] 82. 
Ryland, Dr. J., [ -1792,1 607, 

677, 846. 



Scott, E., 15, 341. 
Scott, Rev. Thomas, [ — - 

1775, 1 183, 227, 440. 
Scott, Sir Walter, [1771-1832,] 

1048. 

Seagrave, Rev. Robert, G29. 
Sears, Rev. E. H., 144. 
Seaward, Caroline, 949. 
Shirley, J., [1594-1669,] 255. 
Shrubsole, 802. 
Sigourney, Mrs. L. H., 917, 942, 

1030. 
Slinn, 839. 

Smart, Christopher, [1722- 

1770,] 42. 
Smith, Sir James E., [1759-182*,] 

156. 

Smith, Dr. S. F., 164, 395, m } 

471, 643, 725, 736, 740, 844, 849,' 

860, 931, 1017. 
Steele, Mrs. Anne, [1716-1778, 

50, 53, 93, 99, 168, etc. Total, 34. Xavier, 
Stennett, Dr. Joseph, [1603- 529. 

1713,] 331, 775. 
Stennett, Dr. Samuel, [1727- 

1795,] 169, 192, 205, 348, 483, 771, 

788, 905, 1078. 
Sternhold, Thomas, [ — - 

1549,] 9. 

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Sterling, John, [1806-1844,] 47. 

Stocker, 290. 

Stowell, Rev. Hugh, 622. 

Stkaphan, J., 911. 

Swain, 660, 707, 782. 

Tappan, W. B., [1795-1849,] 165, 
825, 1064. 

Tate, Nahum, [1652-1715,] 4, 61, 
75, 83, 84, 97, 112, 138, lc7, 347, 
360, 361, 562, 655, 702, 823, 867. 

Taylor, E.mily, 989, 993. 

Taylor, Jane, [17e3-1^23,] 920. 

Taylor, Rev. John, [1694-1761,] 

- 376, 1001. 

Tersteegen, Gerhard, 392. 
Thornby, 439. 

Toplady, Rev. Augustus M., 
[1740-1778,] 223,232,294,300,506, 
606, 608. 

Torrey, Mrs. Mary I., 573. 

Tuck, 1058. 

Turnbull, Rev. Robert, 1061. 
Turner, Rev. D., [1701-1798,] 478. 

Yoke, 936. 

Wardlaw, Dr. Ralph, [1799- 

1853,] 87, 762. 
Ware, Dr. Henry, Jun., 958. 
Washburn, Henry S., 970. 
Waterston, Rev. R. C, 1032. 
Watts, Dr. Isaac, [1725-1796,] 

1-3, 5, 6, 8, 10, etc. Total, 288. 
Wesley, Rev. Charles, [1708- 
1788,] 143, 186, 200, etc. Total, 26. 
Wesley, Rev. John, [1703-1791,] 
721. 

Wesley, Rev. Samuel, Sen., 

[1662-1734,] 174. 
White, Henry K., [1785-1808,] 

24, 39, 402, 645, 719. 1U43. 
Williams, P., 840. 
Williams, Miss Helen Maria, 

[1759-1827,] 379. 
Windham, 679. 

Winkworth, Catharine, 661. 
Withington, Dr. L., 179. 
Wrangham, Rev. William. 

[....-1832.1 122. 
Wreford, Rev. J. R., 505, 953. 
Wulffer, 1005. 



Francis, [1506-1552,] 



Young, J., 36. 
Young, Rev. William, 76. 

ZlNZENDORF, N. E., [1700-1760,] 
235. 



THE 



CONGREGATIONAL HTM BOOK. 



GOD. — BEING AXD PERFECTIONS. 
1. L. M. Watts. 

With Thee is the fountain of life. — Ps. 36 : 9. 

1. High in the heavens, eternal God, 

Thy goodness in full glory shines ; 
Thy truth shall break through every cloud 
That veils and darkens Thy designs. 

2. Forever firm Thy justice stands, 

As mountains their foundations keep ; 
Wise are the wonders of Thy hands ; 
Thy judgments are a mighty deep. 

3. Thy providence is kind and large ; 

Both man and beast Thy bounty share ; 
The whole creation is Thy charge, 
But saints are Thy peculiar care. 

4. My God, how excellent Thy grace, 

Whence all our hope and comfort springs ! 
The sons of Adam, in distress, 
Fly to the shadow of Thy wings. 

5. From the provisions of Thy house 

We shall be fed with sweet repast; 
There mercy, like a river, flows, 
And brings salvation to our taste. 
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GOD. 



6. Life, like a fountain, rich and free, 

Springs from the presence of my Lord ; 
And in Thy light our souls shall see 
The glories promised in Thy word. 

L. M. Watts. 

The Lord eeignetii. — Ps. 93 : 1. 

1. Jehovah reigns ; He dwells in light, 
Girded with majesty and might : 
The world, created by His hands, 
Still on its first foundation stands. 

2. But ere this spacious world was made, 
Or had its first foundations laid, 

Thy throne eternal ages stood, 
Thyself the ever-living God. 

o. Like floods the angry nations rise, 
And aim their rage against the skies ; 
Vain floods, that aim their ra°:e so hi^h ! 
At Thy rebuke the billows die. 

4. Forever shall Thy throne endure ; 
Thy promise stands forever sure ; 
And everlasting holiness 
Becomes the dwellings of Thy grace. 

S. P. M. Watts. 

He is clothed ttith majesty. — Ps. 93 : 1. 

1. The Lord Jehovah reigns, 
And royal state maintains, 
His head with awful glories crowned ; 
Arrayed in robes of light, 
Begirt with sovereign might, 
And rnys of majesty around. 



BEING AND PERFECTIONS. 



2. Upheld by Thy commands, 
The world securely stands ; 

And skies and stars obey Thy word ; 

Thy throne was fixed on high 

Before the starry sky ; 
Eternal is Thy kingdom, Lord. 

3. In vain the noisy crowd, 
Like billows fierce and loud, 

Against Thine empire rage and roar ; 

In vain, with angry spite, 

The surly nations fight, 
And dash like waves against the shore. 

4. Let floods and nations rage, 
And ail their powers engage ; 

Let swelling tides assault the sky ; 
The terrors of Thy frown 
Shall beat their madness down : 

Thy throne forever stands on high. 

5. Thy promises are true ; 
Thy grace is ever new : 

There fixed, Thy church shall ne'er remove 
Thy saints, with holy fear, 
Shall in Thy courts appear, 

And sing Thine everlasting love. 

4 # L. M. Tate & Br 

The Lokd beig>'eth ; let the eaetii eejoice. — Ps. 97:1. 

1. Jehovah reigns ; let all the earth 

In His just government rejoice ; 
Let all the isles, with sacred mirth, 
In His applause unite their voice. 

2. Darkness and clouds of awful shade 

His dazzling glory shroud in state ; 
Justice and truth His guards are made, 
And fixed by His pavilion wait. 



GOD. 



3. Rejoice, ye righteous, in the Lord ; 
Memorials of His holiness 
Deep in your faithful breasts record, 
And with your thankful tongues confess. 



DOXOLOGY. 

To God the Father glory be, 
And to His sole-begotten Son ; 

The same, O Holy Ghost, to Thee, 
While everlasting ages run. 



5. H. M. Watts. 

A GLORIOUS niGii throne. — Jer. 17 : 12. 

1. The Lord Jehovah reigns; 

His throne is built on high ; 
The garments He assumes 
Are light and majesty. 



His glories shine 
With beams so bright, 



No mortal eye 
Can bear the sight. 



The thunders of His hand 

Keep the wide world in awe ; 
His wrath and justice stand 
To guard His holy law 



And where His love 
Resolves to bless, 



His truth confirms 
And seals the 2race. 



3. Through all His ancient works 
Surprising wisdom shines, 
Confounds the powers of hell, 
And breaks their cursed designs. 



Strong is His arm, 
And shall fulfil 



His great decrees, 
His sovereign will. 



BEING AND PERFECTIONS. 



4. And can this mighty King 
Of Glory condescend ? 
And will He write His name 
My Father and my Friend 5 



I love His name ; 
I love His word ; 



Join all my powers, 
And praise the Lord. 



6. C. M. Watts. 

With God is terrible majesty. — Job 37: 22. 



1. How wondrous great, how glorious bright, 

Must our Creator be, 
Who dwells amidst the dazzling light 
Of vast infinity ! 

2. Our soaring spirits upward rise 

Towards the celestial throne : 
Fain would Ave see the blessed Three, 
And the Almighty One. 

3. Our reason stretches all its wings, 

And climbs above the skies ; 
But still how far beneath Thy feet 
Our grovelling reason lies ! 

4. Lord, here we bend our humble souls, 

And awfully adore : 
For the weak pinions of our minds 
Can stretch a thought no more. 

5. Thy glories infinitely rise 

Above our laboring tongue ; 
In vain the highest seraph tries 
To form an equal song. 

6. In humble notes our faith adores 

The great mysterious King, 
While angels strain their nobler powers, 
And sweep the immortal string. 



GOD. 



7. C. H. M. 

His glory coveeed the heavens. - Ilab. 3 : 3. 

1. Since o'er Thy footstool here below 

Such radiant gems are strown, 
O, what magnificence must glow, 

Great God, about Thy throne ! 
So brilliant here these drops of light ! 
There the full ocean rolls, how bright ! 

2. If night's blue curtain of the sky, 

With thousand stars inwrought, 
Hung, like a royal canopy, 

With glittering diamonds fraught, 
Be, Lord, Thy temple's outer veil, 
What splendor at the shrine must dwell ! 

3. The dazzling sun, at noonday hour, 

Forth from his flaming vase, 
Flinging o'er earth the golden shower, 

Till vale and mountain blaze, 
But shows, O Lord, one beam of Thine : 
What, then, the day where Thou dost shine ! 

4. O, how shall these dim eyes endure 

That noon of living rays ? 
Or how our spirits, so impure, 

Upon Thy glory gaze ? 
Anoint, O Lord, anoint our sight, 
And fit us for that world of light. 

8. L. M. Watts. 

The God of Hosts is his name. — Amos 4 : 13. 

1. What is our God, or what His name, 
Nor men can learn, nor angels teach ; 
He dwells concealed in radiant flame, 

Where neither eyes nor thoughts can reach. 

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BEING AND PERFECTIONS. 



2. The spacious worlds of heavenly light, 

Compared with Him, how short they fall ! 
They are too dark, and He too bright ; 
Nothing are they, and God is all. 

3. He spoke the wondrous word, and lo ! 

Creation rose at His command : 
Whirlwinds and seas their limits know, 
Bound in the hollow of His hand. 

4. The tide of creatures ebbs and flows, 

Measuring their changes by the moon : 
No ebb His sea of glory knows : 
His age is one eternal noon. 

5. Then fly, my song, an endless round ; 

The lofty tune let Michael raise ; 
All nature dwell upon the sound ; 
But we can ne'er fulfil the praise. 

9. C. M. Sterniiold. 

He bovted the heavens also, and came dow.v.-Ps. 18 : 9. 

1. The Lord descended from above, 

And bowed the heavens most high ; 
And underneath His feet he cast 
The darkness of the sky. 

2. On cherubim and seraphim 

Full royally He rode, 
And on the wings of all the winds 
Came flying all abroad. 

3. He sat serene upon the floods, 

Their fury to restrain ; 
And He as Sovereign Lord and King 
Forevermore shall reign. 



GOD. 



10, C. M. Watts. 

His name is exalted. — Is. 12 : 4. 

1. The Lord, how fearful is His name ! 

How wide is His command ! 
Nature, with all her moving frame, 
Rests on His mighty hand. 

2. Immortal glory forms His throne, 

And light His awful robe ; 
While with a smile, or with a frown, 
He manages the globe. 

3. A word of His almighty breath 

Can swell or sink the seas, 
Build the vast empires of the earth, 
Or break them, as He please. 

4. Adoring angels round Him fall, 

In all their shining forms ; 
His sovereign eye looks through them all, 
And pities mortal worms. 

5. Now let the Lord forever reign, 

And sway us as He will ; 
Sick or in health, in ease or pain, 
We are His favorites still. 



11. C. M. Watts. 

Lord, thou hast been oue dwelling place. — Ps. 90: 1. 

1. Our God, our help in ages past, 
Our hope for years to come, 
Our shelter from the stormy blast, 
And our eternal home. 
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BEING AND PERFECTIONS. 



2. Under the shadow of Thy throne, 

Thy saints have dwelt secure ; 
Sufficient is Thine arm alone, 
And our defence is sure. 

3. Before the hills in order stood, 

Or earth received her frame, 
From everlasting Thou art God, 
To endless years the same. 

4. Thy word commands our flesh to dust ; 

" Return, ye sons of men ; " 
All nations rose from earth at first, 
And turn to earth again. 

5. Time, like an ever-rolling stream, 

Bears all its sons away ; 
They fly, forgotten, as a dream 
Dies at the opening day. 

6. Our God, our help in ages past, 

Our hope for years to come, 
Be Thou our guard while troubles last, 
And our eternal home. 



12. L. M. Watts. 

From eveblastixg to eyeelastixg Thou aet God.— Ps. DO : 2. 

1. Through every age, eternal God, 
Thou art our rest, our safe abode ; 

High was Thy throne ere heaven was made, 
Or earth, Thy humble footstool, laid.. 

2. Long hadst Thou reigned ere time began, 
Or dust was fashioned to a man ; 

And long Thy kingdom shall endure, 
When earth and time shall be no more. 
9 



GOD. 



3. But man, weak man, is born to die, 
Made up of guilt and vanity : 

Thy dreadful sentence, Lord, was just — 
" Return, ye sinners, to your dust." 

4. Death, like an overflowing stream, 
Sweeps us away ; our life's a dream ; 
An empty tale ; a morning flower, 
Cut down and withered in an hour. 

5. Teach us, O Lord, how frail is man, 
And kindly lengthen out our span, 
Till a wise care of piety 

Fit us to die and dwell with Thee. 



13. C. M. Watts. 

Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever. — Heb. 1: 8. 

1. Great God, how infinite art Thou ! 

What worthless worms are we ! 
Let the whole race of creatures bow, 
And pay their praise to Thee. 

2. Thy throne eternal ages stood, 

Ere seas or stars were made : 
Thou art the ever-living God, 
Were all the nations dead. 

3. Nature and time quite naked lie 

To Thine immense survey, 
From the formation of the sky 
To the great burning day. 

4. Eternity, with all its years, 

Stands present in Thy view ; 
To Thee there's nothing old appears ; 
Great God, there's nothing new. 
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BEING AND PERFECTIONS. 



5. Our lives through various scenes are drawn, 

And vexed with trifling cares, 
While Thine eternal thought moves on 
Thine undisturbed affairs. 

6. Great God, how infinite art Thou ! 

What worthless worms are we ! 
Let the whole race of creatures bow, 
And pay their praise to Thee ! 



14. L. M. Doddridge. 

TlIEY SHALL PERISH, BUT THOU SHALT ENDURE. — Ps. 102 : 26. 

1. Great Former of this various frame, 
Our souls adore Thine awful name, 
And bow and tremble, while they praise 
The Ancient of eternal days. 

2. Our days a transient period run, 
And change with every circling sun ; 
And, in the firmest state we boast, 
A moth can crush us into dust. 

3. But let the creatures fall around ; 
Let death consign us to the ground ; 
Let the last general flame arise, 
And melt the arches of the skies ; 

4. Calm as the summer's ocean, we 
Can all the wreck of nature see, 
While grace secures us an abode 
Unshaken as the throne of God. 

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GOD. 



15. C. M. Scott. 

Thou, God, seest me. — Gen. 16: 13. 

1. Great God, Thy penetrating eye 

Pervades my inmost powers ; 
With awe profound my wondering soul 
Falls prostrate and adores. 

2. To be encompassed round with God, 

The holy and the just, 
Armed with omnipotence to save, 
Or crumble me to dust ; 

3. O, how tremendous is the thought ! 

Deep may it be impressed ; 
And may Thy Spirit firmly grave 
This truth within my breast. 

4. Begirt with Thee, my fearless soul 

The gloomy vale shall tread; 
And Thou wilt bind the immortal crown 
Of glory on my head. 



16. L. M. Watts. 

O Lord, Thou hast searched me and known me. — Ps. 139 : 1. 

1. Lord, Thou hast searched and seen me through : 
Thine eye commands, with piercing view, 

My rising and my resting hours, 

My heart and flesh, with all their powers. 

2. My thoughts, before they are my own, 
Are to my God distinctly known ; 
He knows the words I mean to speak 
Ere from my opening lips they break. 

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BEING AND PERFECTIONS. 

3. Within Thy circling power I stand ; 
On every side I find Thy hand : 
Awake, asleep, at home, abroad, 

I am surrounded still with God. 

4. Amazing knowledge, vast and great ! 
What large extent ! what lofty height ! 
My soul, with all the powers I boast, 
Is in the boundless prospect lost. 

5. O, may these thoughts possess my breast, 
Where'er I rove, where'er I rest ; 

Nor let my weaker passions dare 
Consent to sin, for God is there. 



17. L. M. Guiox. 

Ail I a God at haxd ? — Jer. 23 : 23. 

1. All scenes alike engaging prove 
To souls impressed with sacred love ! 
Where'er they dwell, they dwell with Thee ; 
In heaven, in earth, or on the sea, 

2. To me remains nor place nor time ; 
My country is in every clime : 

I can be calm and free from care 
On any shore, since God is there. 

3. While place we seek, or place we shun, 
The soul finds happiness in none ; 

But with a God to guide my way, 
'Tis equal joy to go or stay. 

4. Could I be cast where Thou art not, 
That were, indeed, a dreadful lot ; 
But regions none remote I call. 
Secure of finding God in all. 

13 



GOD. 



18. C. M. Watts. 

Whither shall I oo from thy Spirit ? — Ps. 139 : 7. 

1. In all my vast concerns with Thee, 

In vain my soul would try 
To shun Thy presence, Lord, or flee 
The notice of Thine eye. 

2. Thy all-surrounding sight surveys 

My rising and my rest ; 
My public walks, my private ways, 
And secrets of my breast. 

3. My thoughts lie open to the Lord, 

Before they're formed within ; 
And ere my lips pronounce the word, 
He knows the sense I mean. 

4. O, wondrous knowledge, deep and high ! 

Where can a creature hide ? 
Within Thy circling arms I lie, 
Beset on every side. 

5. So let Thy grace surround me still, 

And like a bulwark prove, 
To guard my soul from every ill, 
Secured by sovereign love. 



19- a M. Watts. 

The darkness hideth not from Thee. — Ps. 139: 12. 

1. Lord, where shall guilty souls retire, 
Forgotten and unknown ? 
In hell they meet Thy dreadful fire, 
In heaven Thy glorious throne. 

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2. Should I suppress my vital breath, 

To escape the wrath divine, 
Thy voice could break the bars of death, 
And make the grave resign. 

3. If, winged with beams of morning light, 

I fly beyond the west. 
Thy hand, which must support my flight, 
AVould soon betray my rest. 

4. If o'er my sins I think to draw 

The curtains of the night, 
Those flaming eyes that guard Thy law 
Would turn the shades to light. 

5. The beams of noon, the midnight hour, 

Are both alike to Thee ; 
O, may I ne'er provoke that power 
From which I cannot flee. 



20. L. M. Needham. 

The wisdom and knowledge of God. — Rom. 11 : 33. 

1. Awake, my tongue ; thy tribute bring 
To Him who gave thee power to sing ; 
Praise Him who has all praise above, 
The Source of wisdom and of love. 

2. How vast His knowledge ! how profound ! 

A depth where all our thoughts are drowned ! 
The stars He numbers, and their names 
He gives to all those heavenly flames. 

3. Through each bright world above, behold 
Ten thousand thousand charms unfold ; 
Earth, air, and mighty seas combine 

To speak His wisdom all divine. 

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4. But in redemption, 0, what grace ! 
Its wonders, O, what thought can trace ! 
Here wisdom shines, forever bright ; 
Praise Him, my soul, with sweet delight. 



21. L. M. Kippis. 

Canst thou by searching find out God ? — Job 11 : 7. 

1. Great God, in vain man's narrow view 
Attempts to look Thy nature through ; 
Our laboring powers with reverence own 
Thy glories never can be known. 

2. Not the high seraph's mighty thought, 
Who countless years his God has sought, 
Such wondrous height or depth can find, 
Or fully trace Thy boundless mind. 

3. Yet, Lord, Thy kindness deigns to show 
All that we mortals need to know ; 
While wisdom, goodness, power divine, 
Through all Thy works and conduct shine. 

4. O, may our souls with rapture trace 
Thy works of nature and of grace, 
Adore Thy sacred name, and still 
Press on to know and do Thy will. 



22. C. M. Watts. 

The works of the Lord are great. — Ps. Ill : 2. 

1 . Great is the Lord ; His works of might 
Demand our noblest songs : 
Let His assembled saints unite 
Their harmony of tongues. 
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2. Great is the mercy of the Lord ; 

He gives His children food, 
And, ever mindful of His word, 
He makes His promise good. 

3. His Son, the great Redeemer, came 

To seal His covenant sure ; 
Holy and reverend is His^name ; 
His ways are just and pure. 

4. They that would grow divinely wise 

Must with His fear begin ; 
Our fairest proof of knowledge lies 
In hating every sin. 

23. L. M. Watts. 

Ascribe ye strength unto God. — Ps. 68 : 34. 

1. Kingdoms and thrones to God belong ; 
Crown Him, ye nations, in your song ; 
His wondrous names and powers rehearse ; 
His honors shall enrich your verse. 

2. He shakes the heavens with loud alarms ; 
How terrible is God in arms ! 

In Israel are His mercies known ; 
Israel is His peculiar throne,- 

3. Proclaim Him king, pronounce Him blest ; 
He's your defence, your joy, your rest ; 
When terrors rise, and nations faint, 

God is the strength of every saint. 
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24. C. M. Whit.:. 

The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many watkks 

P8.i*3:*4. 

1. The Lord our God is clothed with might ; 

The winds obey His will ; 
He speaks, and in His heavenly height 
The rolling sun stands still. 

2. Rebel, ye waves, and o'er the land 

With threatening aspect roar ; 
The Lord uplifts His awful hand, 
And chains you to the shore. 

3. Howl, winds of night ; your force combine ; 

Without His high behest, 
Ye shall not, in the mountain pine, 
Disturb the sparrow's nest. 

4. His voice sublime is heard afar ; 

In distant peals it dies ; 
He yokes the whirlwind to His car, 
And sweeps the howling skies. 

5. Ye nations, bend ; in reverence bend ; 

Ye monarchs, wait His nod, 
And bid the choral song ascend 
To celebrate our God. 



25. L. M. Watts. 

Give unto the Lord glory and strength. — Ps. 29 : 1. 

1. Give to the Lord, ye sons of fame, 

Give to the Lord renown and power ; 
Ascribe due honors to His name, 
And His eternal might adore. 
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2. The Lord proclaims His power aloud, 

Over the ocean and the land ; 
His voice divides the watery cloud, 
And lightnings blaze at His command. 

3. He speaks ; and tempest, hail, and wind 

Lay the wide forest bare around ; 
The fearful hart and frighted hind 
Leap at the terror of the sound. 

4. To Lebanon He turns His voice, 

And lo, the stately cedars break ; 
The mountains tremble at the noise, 
The valleys roar, the deserts quake. 

5. The Lord sits Sovereign on the flood, 

The Thunderer reigns forever King, 
But makes His church His blest abode, 
Where we His awful glories sing. 

6. In gentler language there the Lord 

The counsels of His grace imparts ; 
Amidst the raging storm, His word 

Speaks peace and courage to our hearts. 



26. C. M. Jervis. 

In Thine hand is po^ee. — 1 Chron. 29 : 12. 

1. Eternal God, Thy works of might 

Our awe and wonder raise ; 
Thy deeds of glory far surpass 
Our loftiest notes of praise. 

2. Thine awful thunder fills the air, 

Resounding through the sky, 
While vivid lightnings, 'mid the gloom, 
Proclaim Jehovah nigh. 

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3. He comes ; all nature prostrate lies, 

And trembles at His nod ; 
Earthquakes and dreadful storms announce 
The presence of our God. 

4. The howling winds, the beating rain, 

The sea's tumultuous roar, 
These, in tremendous concert joined, 
Exalt Thy boundless power. 

5. Great God, we trust the matchless strength 

Of Thine almighty arm, 
Which, 'mid the wreck of thousand worlds, 
Could shelter us from harm. 



27. L. M. 

O Lord, how manifold ake Thy works I — Ps. 104:24. 

1. Great is the Lord ! What tongue can frame, 
An honor equal to His name ? 

How awful are His glorious ways ! 
The Lord is dreadful in His praise ! 

2. The world's foundations by His hand 
Were laid, and shall forever stand ; 
The swelling billows know their bound, 
While to His praise they roll around. 

3. Vast are Thy works, Almighty Lord ! 
All nature rests upon Thy word ; 
And clouds, and storms, and fire obey 
Thy wise and all-controlling sway. 

4. Thy glory, fearless of decline, 
Thy glory, Lord, shall ever shine ; 
Thy praise shall still our breath employ. 
Till we shall rise to endless joy. 

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28. C. M. Patrick. 

Glorious in holiness. — Ex. 15 : 11. 

1. God, we praise Thee, and confess 

That Thou the only Lord 
And everlasting Father art, 
By all the earth adored. 

2. To Thee all angels cry aloud ; 

To Thee the powers on high, 
Both cherubim and seraphim, 
Continually do cry : 

3. O holy, holy, holy Lord, 

Whom heavenly hosts obey, 
The world is with the glory filled 
Of Thy majestic sway. 

4. The apostles' glorious company, 

And prophets crowned with light, 
With all the martyrs' noble host, 
Thy constant praise recite. 

5. The holy church throughout the world, 

O Lord, confesses Thee, 
That Thou eternal Father art, 
Of boundless majesty. 

29. C. M. Xeedhavt. 

Sanctify the Loed of Hosts. — Is. 8: 13. 

1. Holy and reverend is the name 

Of our eternal King : 
Thrice holy Lord ! the angels cry ; 
Thrice holy ! let us sing. 

2. The deepest reverence of the mind, 

Pay, O my soul, to God ; 
Lift with thy hands a holy heart 
To His sublime abode. 

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3. With sacred awe pronounce His name 

Whom words nor thoughts can reach 
A broken heart shall please Him more 
Than the best forms of speech. 

4. Thou holy God, preserve my soul 

From all pollution free ; 
The pure in heart are Thy delight, 
And they Thy face shall see. 

DOXOLOGY. 

To Him who reigns in worlds of light, 

The eternal King of heaven, 
Be honor, majesty, and might, 

And praise, and glory given. 

30. S. M. Watts. 

He is holy. — Ps. 99 : 5. 

1. Exalt the Lord our God, 

And worship at His feet : 
His nature is all holiness, 
And mercy is His seat. 

2. When Israel was His church, 

When Aaron was His priest, 
When Moses cried, when Samuel prayed, 
He gave His people rest. 

3. Oft He forgave their sins, 

Nor would destroy their race ; 
And oft He made His vengeance known, 
When they abused His grace. 

4. Exalt the Lord our God, 

Whose grace is still the same ; 
Still He's a God of holiness, 
And jealous for His name. 

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DOXOLOGY. 

Ye angels round the throne, 
And saints that dwell below, 

Adore the Father, love the Son, 
And bless the Spirit too. 

31. L. M. Watts. 

Who art thou that repliest against God ? — Rom. 9: 20. 

1. May not the sovereign Lord on high 

Dispense His favors as He will ; 
Choose some to life, while others die, 
And yet be just and gracious still ? 

2. Shall man reply against the Lord, 

And call his Maker's ways unjust, 
The thunder of whose dreadful word 
Can crush a thousand worlds to dust ? 

3. But, O my soul, if truth so bright 

Should dazzle and confound thy sight, 
Yet still His written will obey, 
And wait the great decisive day. 

4. Then shall He make His justice known, 

And the whole w r orld before His throne, 
With joy or terror, shall confess 
The glory of His righteousness. 

32. C. M. Watts. 

Be silent, O all flesh, before the LoEd. — Zech. 2 : 13. 

1. Keep silence, all created things, 
And wait your Maker's nod ; 
My soul stands trembling while she sings 
The honors of her God. 

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2. Life, death, and hell, and worlds unknown, 

Hang on His firm decree ; 
He sits on no precarious throne, 
Nor borrows leave — to be. 

3. Chained to His throne a volume lies, 

With all the fates of men ; 
With every angel's form and size, 
Drawn by the eternal pen. 

4. His providence unfolds the book, 

And makes His counsels shine ; 
Each opening leaf, and every stroke, 
Fulfils some deep design. 

5. Not Gabriel asks the reason why, 

Nor God the reason gives ; 
Nor dares the favorite angel pry 
Between the folded leaves. 

6. My God, I never longed to see 

My fate, with curious eyes, 
What gloomy lines are writ for me, 
Or what bright scenes shall rise. 

7. In Thy fair book of life and grace 

May I but find my name, 
Recorded in some humble place, 
Beneath my Lord, the Lamb. 



33, L. M. Beddovle. 

Wisdom AXD might are His.— Dan. 2 : 20. 

1. Wait, O my soul, thy Maker's will ; 
Tumultuous passions, all be still ; 
Nor let a murmuring thought arise ; 
His ways are just, His counsels wise. 

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2. He in the thickest darkness dwells, 
Performs His work, the cause conceals ; 
But, though His methods are unknown, 
Judgment and truth support His throne. 

3. In heaven, and earth, and air, and seas, 
He executes His firm decrees ; 

And by His saints it stands confessed, 
That what He does is ever best. 

4. Wait, then, my soul, submissive wait, 
Prostrate before His awful seat ; 
And, 'mid the terrors of His rod, 
Trust in a wise and gracious God. 

34. 8s & 7s. Boavring. 

God is love. — 1 John 4 : 8. 

1. God is love ; His mercy brightens 

All the path in which we rove ; 
Bliss He wakes, and woe He lightens ; 
God is wisdom, God is love. 

2. Chance and change are busy ever ; 

Man decays, and ages move ; 
But His mercy waneth never ; 
God is wisdom, God is love. 

3. E'en the hour that darkest seemeth 

Will His changeless goodness prove ; 
From the gloom His brightness streameth ; 
God is wisdom, God is love. 

4. He with earthly cares entwineth 

Hope and comfort from above : 
Every where His glory shineth ; 
God is wisdom, God is love, 

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35. C. M. Burder. 

The love of God toward us. — Uolm 4 : 9. 

1. Come, ye that know and fear the Lord, 

And raise your souls above ; 
Let every heart and voice accord 
To sing that — God is love. 

2. This precious truth His word declares, 

And all His mercies prove ; 
While Christ, the atoning Lamb, appears, 
To show that — God is love. 

3. Behold, His loving kindness waits 

For those who from Him rove, 
And calls of mercy reach their hearts, 
To teach them — God is love. 

4. The work begun is carried on 

By power from heaven above ; 
And every step, from first to last, 
Proclaims that — God is love. 

5. O, may we all, while here below, 

This best of blessings prove ; 
Till warmer hearts, in brighter worlds, 
Shall shout that — God is love. 

36. H. M. J. Young. 

God so loved the world. — John 3 : 16. 

1. O for a shout of joy, 

Loud as the theme we sing ! 
To this divine employ 

Your hearts and voices bring ; 
Sound, sound, through ail the earth abroad, 
The love, the eternal love, of God. 

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2. Unnumbered myriads stand, 

Of seraphs bright and fair ; 
Or bow at His right hand, 

And pay their homage there ; 
But strive in vain, with loudest chord, 
To sound the wondrous love of God. 

3. Though earth and hell assail, 

And doubts and fears arise, 
The weakest shall prevail, 

And grasp the heavenly prize, 
And through an endless age record 
The love, the unchanging love, of God. 

4. O for a shout of joy, 

Loud as the theme we sing ! 
To this divine employ 

Your hearts and voices bring ; 
Sound, sound, through all the earth abroad, 
The love, the eternal love, of God. 

37. C. M. Watts. 

The memory of Tiiy great goodness. — Ps. 145 : 7. 

1. Sweet is the memory of Thy grace, 

My God, my heavenly King ! 
Let age to age Thy righteousness 
In sounds of glory sing. 

2. God reigns on high, but ne'er confines 

His goodness to the skies ; 
Through the whole earth His bounty shines, 
And every want supplies. 

3. With longing eyes Thy creatures wait 

On Thee for daily food ; 
Thy liberal hand provides their meat, 
And fills their mouths with good. 
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4. How kind are Thy compassions, Lord ! 

How slow Thine anger moves ! 
But soon He sends His pardoning word, 
To cheer the souls He loves. 

5. Creatures, with all their endless race, 

Thy power and praise proclaim ; 
Bat saints, that taste Thy richer grace, 
Delight to bless Thy name. 

38. C. P. M. H Moore. 

And praise Thy name for Thy loving kindness. — Fs. 138 : 2. 

1. My God, Thy boundless love I praise : 
How bright on high its glories blaze ! 

How sweetly bloom below ! 
It streams from Thine eternal throne ; 
Through heaven its joys forever run, 

And o'er the earth they flow. 

2. 'Tis love that paints the purple morn, 
And bids the clouds, in air upborne, 

Their genial drops distil ; 
In every vernal beam it glows, 
It breathes in every gale that blows, 

And glides in every rill. 

3. It robes in cheerful green the ground, 
And pours its flowery beauties round, 

Whose sweets perfume the gale ; 
Its bounties richly spread the plain, 
The blushing fruit, the golden grain, 

And smile on every vale. 

4. But in Thy word I see it shine 
With grace and glories more divine, 

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Proclaiming sins forgiven ; 
There Faith, bright cherub, points the way 
To realms of everlasting day, 

And opens all her heaven. 

5. Then let the love that makes me blest 
With cheerful praise inspire my breast, 

And ardent gratitude, 
And all my thoughts and passions tend 
To Thee, my Father and my Friend, 

My soul's eternal good. 



39- C. M. White. 

Who is over all. — Rom. 9:5. 

1. The Lord our God is Lord of all ; 

His station who can find ? 
I hear Him in the waterfall ; 
I hear Him in the wind. 

2. If in the gloom of night I shroud, 

His face I cannot fly ; 
I see Him hi the evening cloud, 
And in the morning sky. 

3. He lives, He reigns in every land, 

From winter's polar snows, 
To where, across the burning sand, 
The blasting meteor glows. 

4. He smiles, we live ; He frowns, we die ; 

We hang upon His word ; 
He rears His mighty arm on high, 
We fall before His sword. 

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5. He bids His gales the fields deform ; 
Then, when His thunders cease, 
He paints His rainbow on the storm, 
And lulls the winds to peace. 



GOD. — CREATION AND PROVIDENCE. 
40- L. P. M. Watts. 

The heavens declare the glory of God. — Ps. 19 : 1. 

1. Great God, the heavens' well-ordered frame 
Declares the glories of Thy name ; 

There Thy rich works of wonder shine; 
A thousand starry beauties there, 
A thousand radiant marks, appear, 

Of boundless power and skill divine. 

2. From night to day, from day to night, 
The dawning and the dying light 

Lectures of heavenly wisdom read ; 
"With silent eloquence they raise 
Our thoughts to our Creator's praise, 

And neither sound nor language need. 

3. Yet their divine instructions run 
Far as the journeys of the sun, 

And every nation knows their voice ; 
The sun, like some young bridegroom dressed, 
Breaks from the chambers of the east, 

Rolls round and makes the earth rejoice. 

4. Where'er he spreads his beams abroad, 
He smiles and speaks his Maker, God ; 

All nature joins to show Thy praise ; 
Thus God in every creature shines ; 
Fair is the book of nature's lines, 

But fairer is Thy book of grace. 
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41. L. M. Addison. 

The firmament showetu His haxdy woek. — Ps. 19: 1. 

1. The spacious firmament on high, 
With all the blue, ethereal sky, 

And spangled heavens, a shining frame, 
Their great Original proclaim. 

2. The unwearied sun, from day to day, 
Does his Creator's power display, 
And publishes to every land 

The work of an almighty hand. 

3. Soon as the evening shades prevail, 
The moon takes up the wondrous tale, 
And nightly, to the listening earth, 
Repeats the story of her birth ; 

4. Whilst all the stars that round her burn, 
And all the planets in their turn, 
Confirm the tidings as they roll, 

And spread the truth from pole to pole. 

5. What though in solemn silence all 
3Iove round the dark, terrestrial ball ! 
What though no real voice nor sound 
Amid their radiant orbs be found ! 

6. In reason's ear they all rejoice, 
And utter forth a glorious voice ; 
Forever singing, as they shine, 

" The hand that made us is divine." 
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42. C. P. M. Smart. 

I Am that I Am. — Ex. 3 : 14. 

1. We sing of God, the mighty source 
Of all things, the stupendous force 

On which all things depend ; 
From whose right arm, beneath whose ejes, 
All period, power, and enterprise 

Commence, and reign, and end. 

2. The world, the clustering spheres He made, 
The glorious light, the soothing shade ; 

Dale, plain, and grove, and hill ; 
The multitudinous abyss, 
Where Nature joys in secret bliss, 

And Wisdom hides her skill. 

3. Tell them I Am, Jehovah said 

To Moses, while earth heard in dread, 

And smitten to the heart, 
At once above, beneath, around, 
All nature, without voice or sound, 

Replied, O Lord, Thou art ! 



43. C. M. Watts. 

The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth. — Prov. 3 : 19. 

1 . Eternal Wisdom, Thee we praise, 

Thee the creation sings ; 
With Thy loved name, rocks, hills, and seas, 
And heaven's high palace rings. 

2. Thy hand, how wide it spread the sky ! 

How glorious to behold ! 
Tinged with a blue of heavenly dye, 
And starred with sparkling gold. 

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3. Thy glories blaze all nature round, 

And strike the gazing sight, 
Through skies, and seas, and solid ground, 
With terror and delight. 

4. Infinite strength, and equal skill, 

Shine through the worlds abroad ; 
Our souls with vast amazement fill, 
And speak the Builder — God. 

44. L. M. Moore. 

Of Him, and thkough Him, and to Him aee all things. — Rom. 11 : 36. 

1. Thou art, O God, the Life and Light 

Of all this wondrous world we see ; 
Its glow by day, its smile by night, 

Are but reflections caught from Thee ; 
Where'er we turn, Thy glories shine, 
And all things fair and bright are Thine. 

2. When clay, with farewell beam, delays 

Among the opening clouds of even, 
And we can almost think we gaze 

Through golden vistas into heaven, 
Those hues that make the sun's decline 
So soft, so radiant, Lord, are Thine. 

3. When night, with wings of starry gloom, 

O'ershadows all the earth and skies, 
Like some dark, beauteous bird, whose plume 

Is sparkling with unnumbered eyes, 
That sacred gloom, those fires divine, 
So grand, so countless, Lord, are Thine. 
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4. When youthful Spring around as breathes, 
Thy Spirit warms her fragrant sigh ; 
And every flower that Summer wreathes, 

Is born beneath that kindling eye ; 
Where'er we turn. Thy glories shine. 
And all things fair and bright are Thine. 

45. C. M. Wat 

He hatit made the earth by nis po"wee. — Jer. 10 : 12. 

1. I sing the almighty power of God, 

That made the mountains rise, 
That spread the flowing seas abroad, 
And built the lofty skies. 

2. I sing the wisdom that ordained 

The sun to rule the day ; 
The moon shines full at His command, 
And all the stars obey. 

3. I sing the goodness of the Lord, 

That filled the earth with food ; 
He formed the creatures with His word. 
And then pronounced them good. 

4. Lord, how Thy wonders are displayed 

Where'er I turn mine eye. 
If I survey the ground I tread. 
Or gaze upon the sky ! 

5. There's not a plant or flower below 

But makes Thy glories known ; 
And clouds arise, and tempests blow. 
By order from Thy throne. 

6. Creatures, as numerous as they be. 

Are subject to Thy care ; 
There's not a place where we can flee, 
But God is present there. 

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46. L. M. Peabody. 

All the people see IIis glory. — Ps. 97 : C. 

1. God of the rolling orbs above, 

Thy name is written clearly bright 
In the warm day's unvarying blaze, 

Or evening's golden shower of light ; 
For every fire that fronts the sun. 

And every spark that walks alone 
Around the utmost verge of heaven, 

>Vere kindled at Thy burning throne. 

2. God of the world, the hour must come, 

And nature's self to dust return ; 
Her crumbling altars must decay ; 

Her incense fires shall cease to burn; 
But still her grand and lovely scenes 

Have made man's warmest praises flow ; 
For hearts grow holier as they trace 

The beauty of the world below. 

47. L. M. Stirling. 

Clearly seex. — Rom. 1 : 20. 

1. Great God, who rear'st the mountain's height, 
And mak'st the cliffs with sunshine bright, 

O, grant that I may own Thy hand 
Not less hi every grain of sand. 

2. With forests huge of ancient time, 
Thy will has hung each peak sublime ; 
But withered leaves beneath a tree 
Have tongues that tell as loud of Thee. 

3. In all the immense, the strange, the old, 
Thy presence careless men behold ; 

In all the little, weak, and mean, 
By faith Thou art as clearly seem 



GOD. 



4. Teach, then, that not one flower can grow 
Till life from Thee within it flow ; 

That not one speck of dust can be, 
O Fount of being, save by Thee. 

5. So smallest bubbles here on earth 
With us shall claim a heavenly birth, 
And each faint atom floating by 
Seem bright with the eternal eye. 

48. C. M Berridge. 

The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. — Ps. 33 : 5. 

1. Thy goodness, Lord, our souls confess; 

Thy goodness we adore ; 
A spring whose blessings never fail. 
A sea without a shore. 

2. Sun, moon, and stars, Thy love attest 

In every golden ray ; 
Love draws the curtains of the night, 
And love returns the day. 

3. Thy bounty every season crowns 

With all the bliss it yields, 
With joyful clusters loads the vines, 
With strengthening grain the fields. 

4. But chiefly Thy compassions, Lord, 

Are in the gospel seen ; 
There, like a sun, Thy mercy shines, 
Without a cloud between. 
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49. L. M. Doddridge. 

O, TASTE AND SEE THAT THE LOED IS GOOD. — Ps. 34 : 8. 

1. Triumphant, Lord, Thy goodness reigns 
Through all the wide, celestial plains, 
And its full streams redundant flow 
Down to the abodes of men below. 

2. Through nature's works its glories shine ; 
The cares of providence are Thine ; 
And grace erects our ruined frame 

A fairer temple to Thy name. 

3. O, give to every human heart 

To taste and feel how good Thou art ; 
With grateful love and reverend fear, 
To know how blest Thy children are. 

4. Let nature burst into a song ; 

Ye echoing hills, the notes prolong ; 
Earth, seas, and stars, your anthems raise, 
All vocal with your Maker's praise. 

5. Ye saints with joy the theme pursue ; 
Its sweetest notes belong to you, 
Chose, by this condescending King, 
Forever round His throne to sing. 



50. C. M. Steele. 

The eaeth shined with His gloey. — Ezek. 43 : 2. 

1. Lord, when my raptured thought surveys 
Creation's beauties o'er, 
All nature joins to teach Thy praise, 
And bid my soul adore. 

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2. Where'er I turn my gazing eyes, 

Thy radiant footsteps shine ; 
Ten thousand pleasing wonders rise, 
And speak their Source divine. 

3. On me Thy providence hath shone 

With gentle, smiling rays ; 
O, let my lips and life make known 
Thy goodness and Thy praise. 

4. All-bounteous Lord, Thy grace impart ; 

O, teach me to improve 
Thy gifts, with ever-grateful heart, 
And crown them with Thy love. 



51. S. M. Watts. 

Bless the Lord, O my soul. — Ps. 103 : 2. 

1. O, bless the Lord, my soul ! 

Let all within me join, 
And aid my tongue to bless His name, 
Whose favors are divine. 

2. O, bless the Lord, my soul, 

Nor let His mercies lie 
Forgotten in unthankfulness, 
And without praises die. 

3. 'Tis He forgives thy sins ; 

'Tis He relieves thy pain ; 
'Tis He that heals thy sicknesses, 
And makes thee young again. 

4. He crowns thy life with love, 

When ransomed from the grave ; 
He that redeemed my soul from hell 
Hath sovereign power to save. 

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5. His wondrous works and ways 
He made by Moses known ; 
But sent the world His truth and grace 
By His beloved Son. 



52. L. M. Watts. 

His mebcy enduretii forever. — Ps. 107 : 1. 

1. Give thanks to God ; He reigns above ; 
Kind are His thoughts, His name is love ; 
His mercy ages past have known, 

And ages long to come shall own. 

2. Let the redeemed of the Lord 
The wonders of His grace record ; 
Israel, the nation whom He chose, 
And rescued from their mighty foes. 

3. He feeds and clothes us all the way, 
He guides our footsteps lest we stray ; 
He guards us with a powerful hand, 
And brings us to the heavenly land. 

4. O, let the saints with joy record 
The truth and goodness of the Lord ! 
How great His works ! how kind His ways ! 
Let every tongue pronounce His praise. 



53. C. M. Steele. 

Will God indeed dwell on the earth ? — 1 Kings 8 : 27. 

1. Eternal Power ! Almighty God ! 
Who can approach Thy throne ? 
Accessless light is Thine abode, 
To angel eyes unknown. 

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2. Before the radiance of Thine eye 

The heavens no longer shine, 
And all the glories of the sky- 
Are but the shade of Thine. 

3. Great God ! and wilt Thou condescend 

To cast a look below ? 
To this vile world Thy notice bend, 
These seats of sin and woe ? 

4. But O, to show Thy smiling face, 

To bring Thy glories near ; 
Amazing and transporting grace, 
To dwell with mortals here ! 

5. How strange, how awful is Thy love ; 

With trembling we adore ; 
Not all the exalted minds above 
Its wonders can explore. 

6. While golden harps and angel tongues 

Resound immortal lays, 
Great God, permit our humble songs 
To rise and mean Thy praise. 

54. L. M. Doddridge. 

O THAT MEN WOULD PEAISE THE LORD FOR HlS GOODNESS. — Ps. 107 : 31. 

1. Ye sons of men, with joy record 
The various wonders of the Lord ; 
And let His power and goodness sound 
Through all your tribes, the earth around. 

2. Let the high heavens your songs invite, 
Those spacious fields of brilliant light, 
Where sun, and moon, and planets roll, 
And stars, that glow from pole to pole. 

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3. But O, that brighter world above, 
Where lives and reigns Incarnate Love ! 
God's only Son, in flesh arrayed, 

For man a bleeding victim made. 

4. Thither, my soul, with rapture soar ; 
There, in the land of praise, adore ; 
This theme demands an angel's lay, 
Demands an undeclining day. 

55. C. M. Addison. 

Thou shalt remember all the way. — Deut. 8 : 2. 

1. When all Thy mercies, O my God, 

My rising soul surveys, 
Transported with the view, I'm lost 
In wonder, love, and praise. 

2. Unnumbered comforts to my soul 

Thy tender care bestowed, 
Before my infant heart conceived 
From whom those comforts flowed. 

3. When, in the slippery paths of youth, 

With heedless steps I ran, 
Thine arm, unseen, conveyed me safe, 
And led me up to man. 

4. When worn with sickness, oft hast Thou 

With health renewed my face ; 
And when in sins and sorrow sunk, 
Revived my soul with grace. 

5. Ten thousand thousand precious gifts 

My daily thanks employ ; 
Nor is the least a cheerful heart, 
That tastes those gifts with joy. 
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6. Through every period of my life, 

Thy goodness I'll pursue, 
And after death, in distant worlds, 
The glorious theme renew. 

7. Through all eternity to Thee 

A joyful song I'll raise ; 
But, O, eternity's too short 
To utter all Thy praise. 

56. 7s. Bowrixg. 

He caketii for you. — 1 Pet. 5 : 7. 

1. Father, Thy paternal care 

Has my guardian been, my guide ; 
Every hallowed wish and prayer 

Has Thy hand of love supplied ; 
Thine is every thought of bliss 

Left by hours and days gone by ; 
Every hope Thine offspring is, 

Beaming from futurity. 

2. Every sun of splendid ray, 

Every moon that shines serene, 
Every morn that welcomes day, 

Every evening's twilight scene, 
Every hour which wisdom brings, 

Every incense at Thy shrine, 
These, and all life's holiest things, 

And its fairest, all are Thine. 

3. And for all my hymns shall rise 

Daily to Thy gracious throne ; 
Thither let my asking eyes 

Turn, unwearied, righteous One. 
Through life's strange vicissitude, 

There reposing all my care, 
Trusting still, through ill and good, 

Fixed, and cheered, and counselled there. 
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57. S. M. Watts. 

AS A FATHEE PITIETII HIS CHILDEEX, ETC. — Ps. 103 : 10. 

1. My soul, repeat His praise, 

Whose mercies are so great ; 
Who^e anger is so slow to rise, 
So ready to abate. 

2. The pity of the Lord, 

To those that tear His name, 
Is such as tender parents feel : 
He knows our feeble frame. 

3. He knows we are but dust. 

Scattered by every breath ; 
His anger, like a rising wind, 
Can send us swift to death. 

4. Our days are as the grass, 

Or like the morning flower ; 
If one sharp blast sweep o'er the field, 
It withers in an hour. 

5. But Thy compassions, Lord, 

To endless years endure ; 
And children's children ever find 
Thy words of promise sure. 



58. L. M. Watts. 

My HELP COMETH FEOM THE LOED. — Ps. L21 : 2. 

1. He lives ; the everlasting God, 

That built the world, that spread the flood ; 
The heavens, with all then- hosts, He made. 
And the dark regions of the dead. 

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2. He guides our feet, He guards our way ; 
His morning smiles bless all the day ; 
He spreads the evening veil and keeps 
The silent hours while Israel sleeps. 

3. Israel, a name divinely blest, 
May rise secure, securely rest ; 
Thy holy Guardian's wakeful eyes 
Admit no slumber, nor surprise. 



Doxology. 

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow ; 
Praise Him, all creatures here below ; 
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host ; 
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. 



59. H. M. Watts. 

I WILL LIFT UP MINE EYES UNTO THE HILLS. — Ps. 121 : 1. 

1. Upward I lift mine eyes ; 

From God is all my aid ; 
The God who built the skies, 
And earth and nature made : 
God is the tower 

To which I fly ; 
His grace is nigh 
In every hour. 

2. My feet shall never slide, 

And fall in fatal snares ; 
Since God, my Guard and Guide, 
Defends me from my fears. 
Those wakeful eyes, 
That never sleep, 
Shall Israel keep 
When dangers rise. 
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3. No burning heats by day, 

Nor blasts of evening air, 
Shall take niy health away, 
If God be with me there : 
Thou art my sun, 

And Thou my shade, 
To guard my head 
By night or noon. 

4. Hast Thou not given Thy word 

To save my soul from death ? 
And I can trust my Lord 
To keep my mortal breath ; 
I'll go and come, 

Nor fear to die, 
Till from on high 
Thou call me home. 

DOXOLOGY. 

The universal King 

Let all the world proclaim ; 
Let every creature sing 
His attributes and name ! 
Him Three in One, 

And One in Three, 
Extol to all 
Eternity. 

60. L. M. Watts. 

Our refuge and strength. — Ps. 46 : 1. 

1. God is the refuge of His saints, 

When storms of sharp distress invade ; 
Ere we can offer our complaints, 
Behold Him present with His aid. 

2. Let mountains from their seats be hurled 

Down to the deep and buried there ; 
Convulsions shake the solid world ; 
Our faith shall never yield to fear. 
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3. Loud may the troubled ocean roar ; 

In sacred peace our souls abide ; 
While every nation, every shore, 

Trembles and dreads the swelling tide. 

4. There is a stream, whose gentle flow 

Supplies the city of our God ; 
Life, love and joy still gliding through, 
And watering our divine abode ; 

5. That sacred stream, Thine holy word, 

That all our raging fear controls ; 
Sweet peace Thy promises afford, 

And give new strength to fainting souls. 

6. Zion enjoys her Monarch's love, 

Secure against a threatening hour ; 
Nor can her firm foundations move, 

Built on His truth and armed with power. 

61. CM. Tate & Brady. 

Blessed is the man that trusteth in Him. — Ps. 34:8. 

1. Through all the changing scenes of life, 

In trouble and in joy, 
The praises of my God shall still 
My heart and tongue employ. 

2. O, magnify the Lord with me, 

With me exalt His name ; 
When, in distress, to Him I called, 
He to my rescue came. 

3. The hosts of God encamp around 

The dwellings of the just; 
Deliverance He affords to all 
Who on His succor trust. 

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4. 0, make but trial of His love, 

Experience will decide 
How blest they are, and only they, 
Who in His truth confide. 

5. Fear Him, re saints, and you will then 

Have nothing else to fear ; 
Make you His service your delight, 
He'll make your wants His care. 



62. L. M. Addison. 

The Loed is my Shepherd; I shall not waht.-— Ps. 20 : 1. 

1. The Lord my pasture shall prepare, 
And feed me with a shepherd's care ; 
His presence shall my wants supply, 
And guard me with a watchful eye ; 
My noonday walks He shall attend, 
And all my midnight hours defend. 

2. 'When in the sultry glebe I faint, 
Or on the thirsty mountain pant, 
To fertile vales and dewy meads 

My weary, wandering steps He leads ; 
Where peaceful rivers, soft and slow, 
Amid the verdant landscape flow. 

3. Though in the paths of death I tread, 
With gloomy horrors overspread, 
My steadfast heart shall know no ill, 
For Thou, O Lord, art with me still ; 
Thy friendly crook shall give me aid, 
And guide me through the dreadful shade. 

4. Though in a bare and rugged way, 
Through devious, lonely wilds I stray, 

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Thy bounty shall my pains beguile ; 
The barren wilderness shall smile 
With sudden greens and herbage crowned, 
And streams shall murmur all around. 

63. S. M. Watts. 

My cup ruxxeth otee. — Ps. 23 : 5. 

1. The Lord my Shepherd is ; 

I shall be well supplied ; 
Since He is mine and I am His, 
What can I want beside ? 

2. He leads me to the place 

Where heavenly pasture grows, 
Where living waters gently pass, 
And full salvation rlows. 

o. If e'er I go astray, 

He doth my soul reclaim, 
And guides me in His own right way, 
For His most holy name. 

4. While He affords His aid, 

I cannot yield to fear; 
Though I should walk through, death's dark shade, 
My Shepherd's with me there. 

5. In spite of all my foes, 

Thou dost my table spread ; 
My cup with blessings overflows, 
And joy exalts my head. 

6. The bounties of Thy love 

Shall crown my following days ; 
Nor from Thy house will I remove. 
Nor cease to speak Thy praise. 

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64. 



lis. 



Montgomery. 



He eestoeeth my soul, 



..-Ps. 23: 3. 



1. The Lord is my Shepherd, nor want shall I know ; 

I feed in green pastures ; sate folded I rest ; 
He leadeth mj soul where the still waters How ; 
Restores me when wandering, redeems when op - 
pressed. 

2. Through the valley and shadow of death though I 



Since Thou art my Guardian, no evil I fear ; 
Thy rod shall defend me, Thy staff be my stay ; 
Xo harm can befall with my Comforter near. 

3. In the midst of affliction my table is spread ; 

With blessings unmeasured my cup runneth o'er ; 
With perfume and oil Thou anointest my head ; 
O, what shall I ask of Thy providence more ? 

L Let goodness and mercy, my bountiful God, 

Still follow my steps, till I meet Thee above ; 
I seek, by the path which my forefathers trod 

Through the land of their sojourn, Thy kingdom 
of love. 



stray, 



65. 



L. M. 



Watts. 



Thou aet with me. — Ps. 23 : 4. 



1. My Shepherd is the living Lord ; 



Now shall my wants be well supplied ; 



His providence and holy word 



Become my safety and my guide. 



2. In pastures where salvation grows. 



He makes me feed. He makes me rest ; 



There living water gently flows. 



And all the food's divinely blest. 



GOD. 



3. My wandering feet His ways mistake, 

But He restores my soul to peace, 
And leads me, for His mercy's sake, 
In the fair paths of righteousness. 

4. Though I walk through the gloomy vale, 

Where death and all its terrors are, 
My heart and hope shall never fail, 
For God, my Shepherd's with me there. 



66. lis & 10s. 

Thy eod and Thy staff tiiey comfort me. — Ps. 23 : 4. 

1. The Lord is my Shepherd; He makes me repose 

Where the pastures in beauty are growing ; 
He leads me afar from the world and its woes, 
Where in peace the still waters are flowing. 

2. He strengthens my spirit, He shows me the path 

Where the arms of His love shall enfold me ; 
And when I walk through the dark valley of death, 
There His rod and His staff will uphold me. 



67. C. M. Watts. 

The Lord is thy Keeper. — I*s. 121: 5; 

1. To heaven I lift my waiting eyes ; 

There all my hopes are laid ; 
The Lord, that built the earth and skies. 
Is my perpetual aid. 

2. Their feet shall never slide to fall, 

Whom He designs to keep ; 
His ear attends the softest call, 
His eyes can never sleep. 

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3. Israel, rejoice and rest secure ; 

Thy Keeper is the Lord ; 
His wakeful eyes employ His power 
For thine eternal guard. 

4. He guards thy soul, He keeps thy breath, 

Where thickest dangers come ; 
Go and return, secure from death, 
Till God commands thee home. 



68. L. M. Watts. 

Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of tiie Lord. — Vs. 114 : 7. 

1. When Israel, freed from Pharaoh's hand, 
Left the proud tyrant and his land, 

The tribes with cheerful homage own 
Their King ; and Judah was His throne. 

2. Across the deep their journey lay ; 
The deep divides to make them way; 
Jordan beheld their march and fled 
With backward current to his head. 

3. The mountains shook like frighted sheep, 
Like lambs the little hillocks leap ; 

Not Sinai on her base could stand, 
Conscious of sovereign power at hand. 

4. What power could make the deep divide ? 
Make Jordan backward roll his tide ? 
Why did ye leap, ye little hills ? 

And whence the fright that Sinai feels ? 

5. Let every mountain, every flood, 
Retire, and know the approaching God, 
The King of Israel ; see Him here ! 
Tremble, thou earth, adore and fear. 

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6. He thunders ; and all nature mourns ; 
The rock to standing pools He turns ; 
Flints spring with fountains at His word, 
And fires and seas confess the Lord. 



69. C. M. Watts. 

I WILL UPHOLD THEE.— Is. 41: 10. 

1. Once more, my soul, the rising clay 

Salutes thy waking eyes ; 
Once more, my voice, thy tribute pay 
To Him that rules the skies. 

2. Night unto night His name repeats, 

The day renews the sound, 
Wide as the heaven on which He sits 
To turn the seasons round. 

3. 'Tis He supports my mortal frame ; 

My tongue shall speak His praise ; 
My sins would rouse His wrath to flame, 
And yet His wrath delays. 

4. Dear God, let all my hours be Thine, 

While I enjoy the light ; 
Then shall my sun in smiles decline, 
And bring a pleasant night. 

Doxology. 

To praise the Father, and the Son, 

And Spirit all divine, 
The One in Three, and Three in One, 

Let saints and angels join. 

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70. L. M. Watts. 

Thou, Loed, only makest me dwell in safety. — Ps. 4 : 8. 

1. Thus far the Lord has led me on, 

Thus far His power prolongs my days ; 
And every evening shall make known 
Some fresh memorial of His grace. 

2. Much of my time has run to waste, 

And I perhaps am near my home ; 
But He forgives my follies past ; 

He gives me strength for days to come. 

3. I lay my body down to sleep ; 

Peace is the pillow for my head ; 
While well-appointed angels keep 

Their watchful stations round my bed. 

4. Thus, when the night of death shall come, 

My flesh shall rest beneath the ground, 
And wait Thy voice to rouse my tomb, 
With sweet salvation in the sound. 



71. L. M. Watts. 

He peeseeveth the souls of His saints. — Ps. 97:10. 

1. The Almighty reigns, exalted high, 
O'er all the earth, o'er all the sky ; 
Though clouds and darkness veil His feet, 
His dwelling is the mercy seat. 

2. O ye that love His holy name, 
Hate every work of sin and shame ; 
He guards the souls of all His friends, 
And from the snares of hell defends. 

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3. Immortal light and joys unknown, 
Are for the saints in darkness sown ; 
These glorious seeds shall spring and rise, 
And the bright harvest bless our eyes. 

4. Rejoice, ye righteous, and record 
The sacred honors of the Lord ; 
None but the soul that feels His grace 
Can triumph in His holiness. 



72. c. p. m. 

He hath made with me an eyeblasting coven aft.— 2 Sam. 23: 5. 

1. Now for a hymn of praise to God ! 
Ye trophies of a Saviours blood, 

Join the sweet choir above ; 
All your harmonious accents bring, 
"Wake every high, celestial string, 

To chant redeeming love. 

2. Ere God pronounced creation good, 
Or bade the vast, unbounded flood 

Through fixed channels run ; 
Ere light from ancient chaos sprung, 
Or angels earth's formation sung, 

He chose us in His Son. 

3. Then was the covenant ordered sure, 
Through endless ages to endure, 

By Israel's triune God ; 
That none His covenant might evade, 
"With oaths and promises 'twas made, 

And ratified in blood. 

4. God is the refuge of my soul, 

Though tempests rage, though billows roll, 
And hellish powers assail ; 

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Eternal walls are my defence ; 
Environed with Omnipotence, 
What foe can e'er prevail ? 

5. Then let infernal legions roar, 

And waste their cursed, vengeful power ; 

My soul their wrath disdains ; 
In God, my refuge, I'm secure, 
While covenant promises endure, 

Or my Redeemer reigns. 

73. C. M. Watts. 

God is faithful. — 1 Cor. 1: 9. 

1. Begin, my tongue, some heavenly theme, 

And speak some boundless thing ; 
The mighty works, or mightier name, 
Of our eternal King. 

2. Tell of His wondrous faithfulness, 

And sound His power abroad ; 
Sing the sweet promise of His grace, 
And the performing God. 

3. Engraved as in eternal brass, 

The mighty promise shines ; 
* Nor can the powers of darkness raze 
Those everlasting lines. 

4. His very word of grace is strong 

As that which built the skies ; 
The voice that rolls the stars along 
Speaks all the promises. 

5. O, might I hear Thine heavenly tongue 

But whisper, Thou art mine ! 
Those gentle words should raise my song 
To notes almost divine. 

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74. lis. Kirkha:>i. 

I WILL NEVER LEAVE THEE, NOR FORSAKE THEE. — Heb. 13: 5. 

1- How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, 
Is laid for your faith in His excellent word ! 
What more can He say than to you He hath said ? 
You. who unto Jesus for refuge have fled. 

2. In every condition, — in sickness, in health, 
In poverty's vale, or abounding in wealth, 

At home and abroad, on the land, on the sea, — 
"As thy days may demand shall thy strength ever be. 

3. " Fear not ; I am with thee ; O, be not dismayed ; 
I, I am thy God, and will still give thee aid ; 

I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand, 
Upheld by My righteous, omnipotent hand. 

4 " When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie, 
My grace all sufficient shall be thy supply ; 
The flame shall not hurt thee ; I only design 
Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine. 

5. " Even down to old age, all My people shall prove 
My sovereign, eternal, unchangeable love ; 
And when hoary hairs shall their temples adorn, 
Like lambs they shall still in My bosom be borne. 

C>. " The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose, 
I will not, I will not desert to his foes ; 
That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake, 
I'll never — no, never — no, never forsake." 
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75. 



C. M. 



Tate & Brady. 



Tiie Lord is my Rock. 



:. — Ps. 18 : 2. 



1. No change of time shall ever shock 

My trust, O Lord, in Thee ; 
For Thou hast always been my Rock, — 
A sure Defence to me. 

2. Thou our Deliverer art, O God ; 

Our trust is in Thy power ; 
Thou art our Shield from foes abroad, 
Our Safeguard, and our Tower. 

3. To Thee will we address our prayer, 

To whom all praise we owe ; 
So shall we, by Thy watchful care, 
Be saved from every foe. 

4. Then let Jehovah be adored, 

On whom our hopes depend ; 
For who, except the mighty Lord, 
His people can defend? 



1. While Thou, O my God, art my Help and Defender, 

No cares can o'erwhelm me, no terrors appall; 
The wiles and the snares of this world will but render 
More lively my hope in my God and my all. 

2. Yes, Thou art my Refuge in sorrow and danger ; 

My Strength when I suffer, my Hope when I fall ; 
My Comfort and Joy in this land of the stranger ; 
My Treasure, my Glory, my God, and my all. 

3. To Thee, dearest Lord, will I turn without ceasing, 

Though grief may oppress me, or sorrow befall, 
And love Thee till death my blest spirit releasing, 
Secures to me Jesus, my God and my all. 
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76. 



12s & lis. 



Young. 



The Lord is my Portion. — Lam. 3: 24. 



GOD. 



4. And when Thou demandest the life Thou hast given, 
With joy will I answer Thy merciful call, 
And quit Thee on earth but to find Thee in heaven, 
My Portion forever, my God and my all. 



77. L. M. Goode. 

The Loed shall judge the people. — Ps. 7 : 8. 

1. The Lord is Judge ; before His throne 
All nations shall His justice own ; 

O, may my soul be found sincere, 

And stand approved with courage there. 

2. The Lord, in righteousness arrayed, 
Surveys the world His hands have made ; 
Pierces the heart, and tries the reins, 
And judgment from on high ordains. 

3. My God, my Shield, around me place 
The shelter of the Saviour's grace ; 
Then, when Thine arm the just shall save, 
My life shall triumph o'er the grave. 



78. C. M. Cowper. 

Thy judgments aee a great deep. — Ps. 36: 6. 

1. God moves in a mysterious way 

His wonders to perform ; 
He plants His footsteps in the sea, 
And rides upon the storm. 

2. Deep in unfathomable mines 

Of never-failing skill, 
He treasures up His bright designs, 
And works His sovereign will. 

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3. Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take ; 

The clouds ye so much dread 
Are big with mercy, and shall break 
In blessings on your head. 

4. Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, 

But trust Him for His grace ; 
Behind a frowning providence, 
He hides a smiling face. 

5. His purposes will ripen fast, 

Unfolding every hour ; 
The bud may have a bitter taste, 
But sweet will be the flower. 

6. Blind unbelief is sure to err, 

And scan His work in vain ; 
God is His own Interpreter, 
And He will make it plain, 

79. L. Mi Eippon's Coll. 

So aee My ways higher thax youk ways. — Is. 55 : 9. 

1. Thy ways, O Lord, with wise design, 

Are framed upon Thy throne above, 
And every dark or bending line 
Meets in the centre of Thy love. 

2. My favored soul shall meekly learn 

To lay her reason at Thy throne ; 
Too weak Thy secrets to discern, 
I'll trust Thee for my guide alone. 

DOXOLOGY. 

To God, the Father and the Son, 
All honor, praise, and glory be 

With Holy Spirit, Three In One, 
Now and through all eternity. 

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GOD. — ADORATION AXD PRAISE. 

80. S. M. Montgomery. 

Stand up ajd bless the Lord your God. — Xeh. 9 : 5. 

1. Stand up and bless the Lord, 

Ye people of His choice ! 
Stand up and bless the Lord your God, 
With heart, and soul, and voice. 

2. Though high above all praise, 

Above all blessing high, 
Who would not fear His holy name, 
And laud and magnify ? 

3. for the living flame 

From His own altar brought, 
To touch our lips, our minds inspire, 
And wins; to heaven our thought. 

4. God is our strength and song, 

And His salvation ours ; 
Then be His love in Christ proclaimed, 
With all our ransomed powers. 

5. Stand up and bless the Lord ; 

The Lord, your God, adore ; 
Stand up and bless His glorious name, 
Henceforth, forevermore. 

81. 7s. Barbauld. 

We thank Thee, and praise Thy glorious name. — 1 Chron. 29: 13. 

1. Praise to God, immortal praise, 
For the love that crowns our days : 
Bounteous source of every joy, 
Let Thy praise our tongues employ ; 

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2. For the blessings of the field, 
For the stores the gardens yield, 
For the vine's exalted juice, 
For the generous olive's use. 

3. Flocks that whiten all the plain, 
Yellow sheaves of ripened grain, 
Clouds that drop their fattening dews, 
Suns, that temperate warmth diffuse ; 

4. ' All that spring, with bounteous hand, 

Scatters o'er the smiling land ; 
All that liberal autumn pours 
From her rich o'ernowing stores ; 

5. These to Thee, O God, we owe, 
Source whence all our blessings flow ! 
And for these my soul shall raise 
Grateful vows and solemn praise. 

82. C. M. Eowe. 

Praise te Him, all His hosts. — Ps. 14S : 2. 

1. Begin the high, celestial strain, 

My raptured soul, and sing 
A sacred hymn of grateful praise 
To heaven's Almighty King. 

2. Ye curling fountains, as ye roll 

Your silver waves along, 
Repeat to all your verdant shores 
The subject of the song. 

3. Bear it, ye breezes, on your wings, 

To distant climes away, 
And round the wide-extended world 
The lofty theme eonv<-v. 

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4. Take up the burden of His name, 

Ye clouds, as ye arise, 
To deck with gold the opening morn, 
Or shade the evening skies. 

5. Long let it warble round the spheres, 

And echo through the sky ; 
Let angels, with immortal skill, 
Improve the harmony ; 

6. While we, with sacred rapture fired, 

The blest Creator sing, 
And chant our consecrated lays 
To heaven's eternal King. 

83. L. M. Tate & Bra. 

Be Thou exalted, O God, above the heavens. — Ps. 57 : 5. 

1. Be Thou, O God, exalted high ; 
And, as Thy glory fills the sky, 
So let it be on earth displayed, 

Till Thou art here, as there, obeyed. 

2. O God, my heart is fixed — 'tis bent, 
Its thankful tribute to present ; 

And, with my heart, my voice I'll raise 
To Thee, my God, in songs of praise. 

3. Thy praises, Lord, I will resound 
To all the listening nations round ; 
Thy mercy highest heaven transcends, 
Thy truth beyond the clouds extends. 

4. Be Thou, O God, exalted high ; 
And, as Thy glory fills the sky, 
So let it be on earth displayed, 

Till Thou art here, as there, obeyed. 

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84. C. M. Tate & B 

I WILL BE GLAD ASD REJOICE IS THEE. — Ps. 9: 2. 

1. To celebrate Thy praise, O Lord, 

I will my heart prepare ; 
To all the listening world, Thy works, 
Thy wondrous works, declare. 

2. The thought of them shall to my soul 

Exalted pleasures bring ; 
While to Thy name, O Thou Most High, 
Triumphant praise I sing. 

3. God is a constant, sure defence 

Against oppressing rage ; 
As troubles rise, His needful aids 
In our behalf engage. 

4. To celebrate Thy praise, O Lord, 

I will my heart prepare ; 
To all the listening world, Thy works, 
Thy wondrous works, declare. 



85. 6s, 8s & 4s. Oliver. 

The God of Abraham. — Ex. 3: 15. 

1. The God of Abraham praise, 

Who reigns enthroned above : 
Ancient of everlasting days, 
And God of love : 
Jehovah, great T Am ! 

By earth and heaven confessed ; 
I bow and bless the sacred name, 
Forever blessed. 

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2. The God of Abraham praise, 

At whose supreme command 
From earth I rise, and seek the joys 
At His right hand : 
I all on earth forsake, 

Its wisdom, fame, and power ; 
And Him my only portion make, 
My shield and tower. 

3. The God of Abraham praise, 

Whose all-sufficient grace 
Shall guide me all my happy days 
In all His ways : 
He calls a worm His friend ! 
He calls Himself my God ! 
And He shall save me to the end 
Through Jesus' blood. 

4. He by Himself hath sworn, — 

I on His oath depend, — 
I shall, on eagle's wings upborne, 
To heaven ascend : 
I shall behold His face, 
I shall His power adore, 
And sing the wonders of His grace 
For evermore. 

86. S. M. Watts. 

The pkaise of all His saints.— Ps. 148 : 14. 

1. Let every creature join 

To praise the eternal God ; 
Ye heavenly hosts, the song begin, 
And sound His name abroad. 

2. Thou sun, with golden beams, 

And moon, with paler rays, 
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Ye starry lights, ye twinkling flames, 
Shine to your Maker's praise. 

3. He built those worlds above, 

And fixed their wondrous frame ; 
By His command they stand or move, 
And ever speak His name. 

4. Ye vapors, when ye rise, 

Or fall in showers of snow, 
Ye thunders, murmuring round the skies, 
His power and glory show. 

5. Wind, hail, and flashing fire 

Agree to praise the Lord, 
When ye in dreadful storms conspire 
To execute His word. 

6. By all His works above 

His honors be expressed ; 
But saints, that taste His saving love, 
Should sing His praises best. 



87. C. M. Wardlaw. 

Lift up thy voice with strength.— Is. 40 : 9. 

1. Lift up to God the voice of praise, 

Whose breath our souls inspired ; 
Loud and more loud the anthems raise, 
With grateful ardor fired. 

2. Lift up to God the voice of praise, 

Whose goodness, passing thought, 
Loads every minute, as its flies, 
With benefits unsought. 
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3. Lift up to God the voice of praise, 

From whom salvation flows, 
Who sent His Son our souls to save 
From everlasting woes. 

4. Lift up to God the voice of praise, 

For hope's transporting ray, 
Which lights, through darkest shades of death, 
To realms of endless day. 

DOXOLOGY. 

To God the Father glory be, 

And to His only Son ; 
The same, O Holy Ghost, to Thee, 

While ceaseless ages run. 

88. C. M. Watts. 

Make a joyful noise unto the Loed. — Ps. 98: 4. 

1. To our Almighty Maker, God, 

New honors be addressed ; 
His great salvation shines abroad, 
And makes the nations blessed. 

2. He spoke the word to Abraham first, 

His truth fulfils His grace : 
The Gentiles make His name their trust, 
And learn His righteousness. 

3. Let the whole earth His love proclaim, 

With all her different tongues, 
And spread the honors of His name 
In melody and songs. 

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89. 4s, 7s, 8c 8s. Bible H. Book. 

Pbaise ye Him, all His angels. — Ps. 143 : 2. 

1. Axgels holy, 
High and lowly. 

Sing the praises of the Lord ! 

Earth and sky, all living nature, 

Man, the stamp of thy Creator, 
Praise ye, praise ye God the Lord. 

2. Rock and high land, 
Wood and island, 

Crag where eagle's pride hath soared ; 
Mighty mountain, purple-breasted, 
Peaks cloud-cleaving, snowy-crested, 

Praise ye, praise ye God the Lord. 

3. Rolling river, 
Praise Him ever, 

From the mountain's deep vein poured ; 
Silver fountain clearly gushing, 
Troubled torrent madly rushing, 

Praise ye, praise ye God the Lord. 

4. Bond and free men, 
Land and seamen, 

Earth with peoples widely stored ; 
Woodman lone, in prairies ample, 
Full-voiced choir in costly temple, 

Praise ye, praise ye God the Lord. 

5. Praise Him ever, 
Bounteous Giver, 

' Praise Him, Saviour, Friend, and Lord ; 
Each glad soul its free course winging, 
His salvation ever sinking;, 
Prai.-e the great, the mighty Lord. 
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90. L. M. Livingstone. 

Bless the Lobd, O my soul, md fobget not all His benefits. 

Ps. 103 : 2. 

1. My soul, with humble fervor raise 
To God the voice of grateful praise ; 
And every mental power combine, 
To bless His attributes divine. 

2. Deep on my heart let memory trace 
His acts of mercy and of grace ; 
Who, with a Father's tender care, 
Saved me when sinking in despair ; 

3. Gave my repentant soul to prove 
The joy of His forgiving love ; 
Poured balm into my bleeding breast, 
And led my weary feet to rest. 



91. L. M. Watts. 

I WILL SING AND GIVE PBAISE. — Ps. 57 : 7. 

1. My God, in whom are all the springs 

Of boundless love and grace unknown, 
Hide me beneath Thy spreading wings, 
Till the dark cloud is overblown. 

2. Up to the heavens I send my cry ; 

The Lord will my desires perform ; 
He sends His angels from the sky, 

And saves me from the threatening storm. 

3. Be Thou exalted, O my God, 

Above the heavens where angels dwell ; 
Thy power on earth be known abroad, 
And land to land Thy wonders tell. 
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4. My heart is fixed : my song shall raise 

Immortal honors to Thy name ; 
Awake, my tongue, to sound His praise, 
My tongue, the glory of my frame. 

5. High o'er the earth His mercy reigns, 

And reaches to the utmost sky ; 
His truth to endless years remains, 
When lower worlds dissolve and die. 



6. Be Thou exalted, O my God, 

Above the heavens where angels dwell ; 
Thy power on earth be known abroad, 
And land to land Thy wonders tell. 

92. H. M. Watts. 

His name aloxe is excellent. — Ps. 148 : 13. 

1. Ye tribes of Adam, join 

With heaven, and earth, and seas, 
And offer notes divine 
To your Creator's praise. 



Ye holy throng 
Of angels bright, 



In worlds of light 
Begin the song. 



Thou sun, with dazzling rays, 
And moon, that rui'st the night, 

Shine to your Maker's praise, 
With stars of twinkling light. 



His power declare, 
Ye floods on high, 



And clouds that fly 
In empty air. 



The shining worlds above 
In glorious order stand ; 
Or in swift courses move, 
By His supreme command. 



He spake the word, 
And all their frame 

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From nothing came 
To praise the Lord. 



GOD. 



4. Ye vapors, hail, and snow, 

Praise ye the Almighty Lord, 
And stormy winds that blow 
To execute His word. 



When lightnings shine, 
Or thunders roar, 



Let earth adore 
His hand divine 



5. Let all the nations fear 

The God that rules above ; 
He brings His people near, 

And makes them taste His love. 



While earth and sky 
Attempt His praise, 



His saints shall raise 
His honors hi^rh. 



93 # C. M. Steele. 

I WILL GIVE THANKS UNTO TlIEE FOREVER. — Ps. 30 : 12. 

1. Come, O ye saints, your voices raise 

To God, in grateful songs ; 
And let the memory of His grace 
Inspire your hearts and tongues. 

2. Her deepest gloom, when sorrow spreads, 

And light and hope depart, 
His smile celestial morning sheds, 
And joy revives the heart. 

3. Hear, O my God, in mercy hear ; 

Attend my plaintive cry ; 
Be Thou, my gracious Helper, near, 
And bid my sorrows fly. 

4. Again T hear Thy voice divine ; 

New joys exulting bound ; 
My robes of mourning I resign, 
And gladness girds me round. 
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5. To Thee, my gracious God, I raise 
My thankful heart and tongue ; 
O be Thy goodness and Thy praise 
My everlasting song. 

94 # L. M. Watts. 

Sing ye praises.— Ps. 47 : 7. 

1. Up to the Lord, that reigns on high, 

And views the nations from afar, 
Let everlasting praises fly, 

And tell how large His bounties are. 

2. He that can shake the worlds He made, 

Or with His word, or with His rod, 
His goodness, how amazing great, 
And what a condescending God ! 

3. Our sorrows and our tears we pour 

Into the bosom of our God ; 
He hears us in the mournful hour, 
And helps to bear the heavy load. 

4. O, could our thankful hearts devise 

A tribute equal to Thy grace, 
To the third heaven our songs should rise, 
And teach the golden harps Thy praise. 

95. L. M. Watts. 

The glory of God the face of Jesus Christ. — 2 Cor. 4: 6. 

1. Now to the Lord a noble song! 

Awake, my soul ; awake, my tongue ; 
Hosanna to the eternal name, 
And all His boundless love proclaim. 
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2. See where it shines in Jesus' face, 
The brightest image of His grace ; 
God, in the person of His Son, 

Has all His mightiest works outdone. 

3. The spacious earth, and spreading flood, 
Proclaim the wise and powerful God ; 
And Thy rich glories from afar 
Sparkle in every rolling star. 

4. But in His looks a glory stands, 
The noblest labor of Thine hands ; 
The pleasing lustre of His eyes 
Outshines the wonders of the skies. 

5. Grace ! 'tis a sweet, a charming theme ; 
My thoughts rejoice at Jesus' name; 
Ye angels, dwell upon the sound ; 

Ye heavens, reflect it to the ground. 

6. O, may I live to reach the place 
Where He unveils His lovely face ; 
Where all His beauties you behold, 
And sing His name to harps of gold. 

96. 6s & 7s. 

Praise the Lord feom the earth. — Ps. 148 : 7. 

1. Angels, assist to sing 

The honors of your God ; 
Touch every tuneful string, 

And sound His name abroad ; 
Pour the trembling notes along ; 
Swell the grand, immortal song. 

2. Let day and dusky night, 

In solemn order, join 

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His praises to recite, 

And speak His power divine ; 
Every hill, and every vale, 
Echo with the sacred tale. 

3. Ye winds and raging seas, 

With wild, tempestuous roar, 
Resound, in mightier lays, 

His name from shore to shore: 
Thunders, spread His name abroad ; 
Lightnings, flash before your God. 

4. Let every creature sing 

The honors of our God; 
Touch every tuneful string, 

And spread His praise abroad : 
Pour the trembling notes along ; 
Swell the universal song. 



97. C. M. Tate & Brady. 

I WILL SING AND GIVE PRAISE, EVEN WITH MY GLOEY. — Ps. 108 : 1. 

1. O God, my heart is fully bent 

To magnify Thy name ; 
My tongue with cheerful songs of praise 
Shall celebrate Thy fame. 

2. Because Thy mercy's boundless height 

The highest heaven transcends, 
And far beyond the aspiring clouds 
Thy faithful truth extends. 

3. Be Thou, O God, exalted high 

Above the starry frame, 
And let the world, with one consent,. 
Confess Thy glorious name. 
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98. L. M. Watts. 

Bless the Lord, O my soul. — Ps. 104: L 

1. My soul, thy great Creator praise ; 
When clothed in His celestial rays, 
He in full majesty appears, 

And like a robe His glory wears. 

2. The heavens are for His curtains spread, 
The unfathomed deep He makes His bed ; 
Clouds are His chariot, when He flies 

On winged storms across the skies. 

3. Angels, whom His own breath inspires, 
His ministers, are flaming fires ; 

And swift as thought their armies move 
To bear His vengeance or His love. 

4. The world's foundations by His hand 
Are poised, and shall forever stand ; 
He binds the ocean in His chain, 
Lest it should drown the earth again. 

5. The swelling billows know their bound, 
And in their channels walk their round ; 
Yet, thence conveyed by secret veins, 
They spring on hills, and drench the plains. 

6. How strange Thy works ! how great Thy skill ! 
And every land Thy riches fill ; 

Thy wisdom round the world we see ; 
This spacious earth is full of Thee. 
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99. H. M. Steele. 

They shall show forth the praises of the Lord. — Is. (JO : 6. 

1. To your Creator, God, 

Your great Preserver, raise, 
Ye creatures of His hand, 
Your highest notes of praise : 



Let every voice 
Proclaim His power, 



His name adore, 
And loud rejoice. 



2. Let every creature join 
To celebrate His name, 
And all their various powers 
Assist the exalted theme : 



Let nature raise, 
From every tongue, 



A general song 
Of grateful praise. 



3. But O, from human tongues 
Should nobler praises flow ; 
And every thankful heart 
With warm devotion fjlow ; 



Your voices raise, 
Ye highly blessed ! 



Above the rest 
Declare His prai.-e. 



4. Assist me, gracious God ! 

My heart, my voice inspire ; 
Then shall I grateful join 
The universal choir: 



Thy grace can raise 
My heart, my tongue, 



And tune my song 
To lively praise. 



100. L. M. Blacklock. 

The majesty of the Lord. — Is. 24: 14. 

1. Come, O my soul, in sacred lays 
Attempt Thy great Creator's praise : 
But, O, what tongue can speak His fame ? 
What verse can reach the lofty theme ? 



GOD. 



2. Enthroned amid the radiant spheres, 
He glory like a garment wears ; 
To form a robe of light divine, 

Ten thousand suns around Him shine. 

3. In all our Maker's grand designs, 
Almighty power, with wisdom, shines ; 

His works, through all this wondrous frame, 
Declare the glory of His name. 

4. Raised on devotion's lofty wing, 
Do thou, my soul, His glories sing ; 
And let His praise employ thy tongue 
Till listening worlds shall join the song. 

DOXOLOGY. 

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow ; 
Praise Him, all creatures here below ; 
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host ; 
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 



101. CM. Watts. 

Praise is comely. — Ps. 147: 1. 

1. With songs and honors, sounding loud, 

Address the Lord on high : 
Over the heavens He spreads His cloud, 
And waters veil the sky. 

2. He sends His showers of blessings down, 

To cheer the plains below ; 
He makes the grass the mountains crown, 
And corn in valleys grow. 

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3. His hoary frost, His fleecy snow, 

Descend and clothe the ground ; 
The liquid streams forbear to flow, 
In icy fetters bound. 

4. He sends His word and melts the snow ; 

The fields no longer mourn ; 
He calls the warmer gales to blow, 
And bids the spring return. 

5. The changing wind, the flying cloud, 

Obey His mighty word : 
With songs and honors sounding loud, 
Praise ye the sovereign Lord. 

102. 7s. Bathurst. 

0, GIVE TIIAXKS UNTO THE LOED. — Ps. 105: 1. 

1. O, give thanks unto the Lord; 

All His wondrous deeds proclaim : 
Every tongue His praise record ; 
Every heart adore His name. 

2. Seek the Lord ; His grace implore ; 

On His love your trust repose ; 
Seek His presence evermore ; 

There lay down your cares and woes. 

3. Ye, who make the Lord your choice, 

Call to mind His works of love ; 
Tell His wonders, and rejoice 
In your King who reigns above. 

4. Thou, O Lord, art true, and just ; 

Thou wilt crown with sure success 
All the waiting souls that trust 
In Thy love and faithfulness. 

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103. 6s & 8S. CONDER. 

I-Xtol Him that rideth upon the heavens by His name JAIL — Ps. 68 : 4. 

Jehovah's praise sublime, 

Through the wide earth be sung : 

Ye realms of every clime, 
Ye tribes of every tongue, 

His infinite compassion bless, 

His ever-during faithfulness. 



104. L. M. Pratt's Coll. 

Bless His holt name. — Ps. 103 : 1. 

1. High o'er the heavens, supreme, alone, 
The eternal Lord prepares His throne : 
O'er all His kingdom He'll extend, 
Beyond a limit or an end. 

2. Bless ye the Lord; His glories tell, 
Ye angels, who in might excel, 

Who do His will, who hear His voice, 
And in His high commands rejoice. 

3. Bless ye the Lord ; proclaim His state. 
Ye heavenly hosts, who round Him wait, 
Quick to perform His acts of might, 
His pleasure your supreme delight. 

4. Bless ye the Lord, His works around ; 
Creation with His praise resound ; 
My soul the general chorus join, 

And bless the Lord in songs divine. 



ADORATION AND PRAISE. 



105. C. M. Ltte. 

Shout unto God with the voice of triumph. — Ps. 47: h 

1. Arise, ye people, and adore ; 

Exulting strike the chord ; 
Let all the earth, from shore to shore, 
Confess the Almighty Lord. 

2. Glad shouts aloud, wide echoing round, 

The ascending God proclaim ; 
The angelic choir respond the sound, 
And shake creation's frame. 

3. They sing of death and hell o'erthrown 

In that triumphant hour ; 
And God exalts His conquering Son 
To His right hand of power. 

4. O, shout, ye people, and adore ; 

Exulting strike the chord ; 
Let all the earth, from shore to shore, 
Confess the Almighty Lord. 

DOXOLOGY. 

To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 

One God, whom we adore, 
Be glory, as it was, is now, 

And shall be evermore. 

106. L. M. Watts. 

O, GIVE THANKS UNTO THE LORD. — Ps. 136 : 1. 

1. Give to our God immortal praise ; 
Mercy and truth are all His ways ; 
Wonders of grace to God belong ; 
Repeat His mercies in your song. 

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2. He built the earth. He spread the sky, 
And fixed the starry lights on high : 
Wonders of grace to God belong ; 
Repeat His mercies in your song. 

3. He sent His Son with power to save 
From guilt, and darkness, and the grave ; 
Wonders of grace to God belong ; 
Repeat His mercies in your song. 



107. H. M. Watts. 

His mercy endureth forever.— Ps. 136: 1. 

1. Give thanks to God most high, 
The universal Lord ; 
The sovereign King of kings ; 
And be His grace adored. 



His power and grace 
Are still the same ; 



And let His name 
Have endless praise. 



How mighty is His hand ! 

What wonders hath he done ! 
He formed the earth and seas, 
And spread the heavens alone. 



Thy mercy, Lord, 
Shall still endure ; 



And ever sure 
Abides Thy word. 



3. His wisdom framed the sun, 

To crown the day with light ; 
The moon and twinkling stars, 
To cheer the darksome night. 



His power and grace 
Are still the same ; 



And let His name 
Have endless praise. 



4. He sent His only Son, 

To save us from our woe ; 
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From Satan, sin, and death, 
And every hurtful foe. 



His power and grace 
Are still the same ; 



And let His name 
Have endless praise. 



5. Give thanks aloud to God, 

To God the heavenly King ; 
And let the spacious earth 
His works and glories sing. 



Thy mercy, Lord, 
Shall still endure ; 



And ever sure 
Abides Thy word. 



108. L. P. M. Watts. 

I WILL SING PRAISES UNTO MY GOD WHILE I HAVE ANY BEING. — Ps. 146 : 2. 

1. I'll praise my Maker with my breath; 
And when my voice is lost in death, 

Praise shall employ my nobler powers : 
My days of praise shall ne'er be past, 
"While life, and thought, and being last, 

Or immortality endures. 

2. Happy the man whose hopes rely 
On Israel's God ; He made the sky, 

And earth, and seas, with all their train : 
His truth forever stands secure ; 
He saves the oppressed, He feeds the poor ; 

And none shall find His promise vain. 

3. He loves His saints, He knows them well, 
But turns the wicked down to hell ; 

Thy God, O Zion, ever reigns ; 
Let every tongue, let every age, 
In this exalted work engage ; 

Praise Him in everlasting strains. 
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4. I'll praise Him while He lends me breath, 
And when my voice is lost in death, 

Praise shall employ my nobler powers ; 
My days of praise shall ne'er be past, 
While life, and thought, and being last, 
Or immortality endures. 

109. C. M. Watts. 

Unto the King eternal. — 1 Tim. 1 : 17. 

1. Some seraph, lend your heavenly tongue, 

Or harp of golden string, 
That I may raise a lofty song 
To our eternal King. 

2. Thy names, how infinite they be, 

Great, everlasting One ! 
Boundless Thy might and majesty, 
And unconfined Thy throne. 

3. Thy glories shine of wondrous size, 

And wondrous large Thy grace ; 
Immortal day breaks from Thine eyes, 
And Gabriel veils his face. 

4. Thine essence is a vast abyss, 

Which angels cannot sound ; 
An ocean of infinities, 

Where all our thoughts are drowned. 

DOXOLOGY. 

Let God the Father, and the Son, 

And Spirit be adored, 
Where there are works to make Him known, 

Or saints to love the Lord. 

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110. L. M. Nason. 

All Thy works shall praise Thee. — Ps. 145: 10. 

1. To Thee, O God, in grateful praise, 
All nature wakes harmonious lays ; 
The rolling flood, beast, bird, and bee, 
Join in perpetual praise to Thee. 

2. The opening flower that scents the morn, 
The breeze that bends the waving corn, 
The dewdrop trembling in the sun, 
Praise Thee, Thou great and Holy One. 

3. The mighty orbs that roll on high, 
The rainbow arching o'er the sky, 
Old ocean heaving deep and free, 
Ascribe unceasing praise to Thee. 

4. Heaven, earth, and main in one glad song, 
Their Maker's glorious praise prolong ; 
And angels sweep the silver string, 

To laud Thy name, eternal King. 

5. Our tongues, Great God, adoring Thee, 
Shall join the general symphony ; 
While our Redeemer's lofty praise 
Shall be the chorus which we raise. 

DOXOLOGY. 

To God the Father, God the Son, 
And God the Spirit, Three in One ; 
Be honor, praise, and glory given, 
By all on earth and all in heaven. 

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111. 8s & 7s. Ancient Hymns. 

Holy, holy, holy Lord. — Rev. 4 : 8. 

1. Lord, Thy glory fills the heaven ; 

Earth is with its fulness stored ; 
Unto Thee be glory given, 

Holy, holy, holy Lord. 
Heaven is still with anthems ringing ; 

Earth takes up the angels' cry, 
Holy, holy, holy, singing, 

Lo'rd of hosts, Thou Lord most high. 

2. Ever thus in God's high praises, 

Brethren, let our tongues unite, 
While our thoughts His greatness raises, 

And our love His gifts excite. 
"With His seraph train before Him, 

With His holy church below, 
Thus unite we to adore Him, 

Bid we thus our anthem flow. 

3. Lord, Thy glory fills the heaven ; 

Earth is with its fulness stored ; 
Unto Thee be glory given, 

Holy, holy, holy Lord. 
Thus Thy glorious name confessing, 

We adopt the angels' cry, 
Holy, holy, holy, blessing 

Thee, the Lord our God most high. 



112. L. M. Tate & Brady. 

O, GIVE THANKS UNTO THE LOBD, FOE HE IS GOOD. — Ps. 106 : 1. 

1. O, render thanks to God above, 
The Fountain of eternal love ; 
Whose mercy firm, through ages past, 
Hath stood, and shall forever last. 
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2. Who can His mighty deeds express ? 
Not only vast, but numberless ; 
What mortal eloquence can raise 
His tribute of immortal praise ? 

3. Extend to me that favor, Lord, 
Thou to Thy chosen dost afford ; 
When Thou retura'st to set them free, 
Let Thy salvation visit me. 

4. O render thanks to God above, 
The Fountain of eternal love : 
His mercy firm, through ages past, 
Hath stood, and shall forever last. 

113. 7s. Merrick. 

Let every thi>~g that hath breath praise the Lord. — Ps. 150 : 6. 

1. Praise, O, praise the name divine ; 
Praise Him at the hallowed shrine ; 
Let the firmament on high 

To its Maker's praise reply. 

2. All who vital breath enjoy, 

In His praise that breath employ ; 
Heaven and earth the chorus join ; 
Praise, O, praise the name divine. 



114. 10s & lis. Lyte. 

Thou art veey great. — Ps. 104 : 1. 

1. O, praise ye the Lord; His greatness proclaim ; 
Jehovah, our God, how awful Thy name ! 
How vast is Thy power ! Thy glory how great ! 
Lo, myriads of spirits Thy mandates await. 
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2. Thy canopy's heaven, in splendor so bright ; 
Thy chariot the clouds, Thy garment the light ; 
The works of creation Thy bidding perform ; 
Thou ridest the whirlwind, directest the storm. 

3. What wisdom is shown, what power displayed, 
In all that Thy hand hath fashioned and made ! 
The earth full of riches, in beauty complete ; 
The fathomless ocean, with wonders replete. 

4. O Thou, our great God, Redeemer, and King, 
With hearts full of love to Thee will we sing ; 
To life's latest moment our voices we'll raise, 
And join the full chorus of blessing and praise. 

115. CP. M. Ogilvie. 

Let them praise the name of the Lord. — Ps. 148 : 13. 

1. Begin, my soul, the exalted lay ; 
Let each enraptured thought obey, 

And praise the Almighty's name ; 
Lo, heaven and earth, and seas and skies, 
In one melodious concert rise, 

To swell the inspiring theme. 

2. Ye angels, catch the thrilling sound, 
While all the adoring thrones around 

His boundless mercy sing ; 
Let every listening saint above 
Wake all the tuneful soul of love, 

And touch the sweetest string. 

3. Let every element rejoice ; 

Ye thunders, burst with awful voice 

To Him who bids you roll ; 
His praise in softer notes declare, 
Each whispering breeze of yielding air, 

And breathe it to the souL 
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4. Wake, all ye mounting tribes, and sing ; 
Ye plumy warblers of the spring, 

Harmonious anthems raise 
To Him who shaped your finer mould, 
Who tipped your glittering wings with gold, 

And tuned your voice to praise. 

5. Let man, by nobler passions swayed, 
The feeling heart, the judging head, 

In heavenly praise employ ; 
Spread His tremendous name around, 
While heaven's broad arch rings back the sound, 

The general burst of joy. 



116. 7s. Salisbury Coll. 

Holy, noLY, iioly is the Loed of Hosts. — Is. 6 : 3. 

1. Holy, holy, holy Lord, 

Be Thy glorious name adored ; 
Lord, Thy mercies never fail ; 
Hail, celestial goodness, hail. 

2. Though unworthy, Lord, Thine ear, 
Deign our humble songs to hear ; 
Purer praise we hope to bring, 
When around Thy throne we sing. 

3. There no tongue shall silent be ; 
All shall join in harmony ; 

That, through heaven's capacious round, 
Praise to Thee may ever sound. 

4. Lord, Thy mercies never fail ; 
Hail, celestial goodness, hail ; 
Holy, holy, holy Lord, 

Be Thy glorious name adored. 

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GOD. 



117, L. M. Watts. 

I will praise Thee with my whole heart. — Ps. 138: I. 

1. "With all my powers of heart and tongue, 
I'll praise my Maker in my song ; 
Anprels shall hear the notes I raise, 
Approve the song, and join the praise. 

2. To God I cried, when troubles rose ; 
He heard me, and subdued my foes ; 
He did my rising fears control, 

And strength diffused through all my soul. 

3. Amid a thousand snares I stand, 
Upheld and guarded by Thy hand ; 
Thy words my fainting soul revive, 
And keep my dying faith alive. 

4. Grace will complete w r hat grace begins, 
To save from sorrows or from sins ; 
The work that wisdom undertakes, 
Eternal mercy ne'er forsakes. 



118. L. M. 

Praise te the Lord. — Ps. 150 : 1. 

1. Let lofty songs, let boundless joy, 
Our noblest powers of praise employ, 
And Art her highest skill assign, 

To swell the harmony divine. 

2. Loud let the pealing organ's lays 
Pour forth the bursting song of praise ; 
Timbrel, and harp, and lute, accord 
Triumphant honor to the Lord. 

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ADORATION AND PRAISE. 



3. Trumpet and cymbal well may bring 
High-sounding praise to God, our King ; 
Let every instrument combine, 

Let every land the chorus join. 

4. Let nature's voice aloud proclaim 
The greatness of Jehovah's name ; 
From earth let high hosannas rise ; 
Let hallelujahs fill the skies. 

119. 10s & lis. Grant. 

All nations shall come and worship before Thee. — Rev. 15 : 4. 

1. 0, worship the King, all glorious above, 
And gratefully sing His wonderful love ; 

Our Shield and Defender, the Ancient of Days, 
Pavilioned in splendor, and girded with praise. 

2. Thy bountiful care what tongue can recite ! 
It breathes in the air, it shines in the light ; 

It streams from the hills, it descends to the plain, 
And sweetly distils in the dew and the rain. 

3. Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail, 
In Thee do we trust, nor find Thee to fail; 
Thy mercies how tender ! how firm to the end ! 
Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend. 

4. Father Almighty, how faithful Thy love ! 
While angels delight to hymn Thee above, 
The humbler creation, though feeble their lays, 
With true adoration shall lisp to Thy praise. 

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GOD. 



120, 8s & 7s. Fawcett. 

Let all the people pkaise Thee. — Ps. 67 : 5. 

1. Praise to Thee, Thou great Creator; 

Praise to Thee from every tongue ; 
Join, ray soul, with every creature, 
Join the universal sono;. 

o 

2. For ten thousand blessings given, 

For the hope of future joy, 
Sound His praise through earth and heaven, 
Sound Jehovah's praise on high. 

121 • lis & 8s. Rippon's Coll. 

I HAVE LOVED THEE WITH A5f EVERLASTING LOVE. — Jer. 31 : 3. 

1. In songs of sublime adoration and praise, 

Ye pilgrims, for Zion who press, 
Break forth, and extol the great Ancient of Days, 
His rich and extinguishing grace. 

2. His love, from eternity, fixed upon you, 

Broke forth, and discovered its flame, 
When each with the cords of His kindness He drew, 
And brought you to love His great name. 

3. What was there in you that could merit esteem. 

Or give the Creator delight ? 
'Twas, " Even so, Father," you ever must sing, 
" Because it seemed good in Thy sight." 

4. 'Twas all of Thy grace we were brought to obey, 

While others were suffered to go 
The road which by nature we chose as our way. 
Which leads to the regions of woe, 

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ADORATION AND PRAISE. 



5. Then give all the glory to His holy name ; 
To Him all the glory belongs ; 
Be yours the high joy still to sound forth His fame, 
And crown Him in each of your songs. 



122, C. M. Wrangham. 

O THAT HEX WOULD PRAISE THE LORD FOR HlS GOODXESS !— Ps. 107 : 8. 

1. O, praise the Lord, for He is good; 

In Him we rest obtain ; 
His mercy has through ages stood, 
And ever shall remain. 

2. Let all the people of the Lord 

His prai>es spread around ; 
Let them His grace and love record, 
Who have salvation found. 

3. Xow let the east in Him rejoice, 

The west its tribute bring, 
The north and south lift up their voice 
In honor of their King. 

4. 0, praise the Lord, for He is good ; 

In Him we rest obtain ; 
His mercy has through ages stood, 
And ever shall remain. 



123. L. M. DODDRIDGr. 

While I live "will I praise the Lord. — Ps. 146 :2. 

1. God of my life, through all its days, 

My grateful powers shall sound Thy praise ; 
The song shall wake with opening light, 
And warble to the silent night. 
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GOD. 



2. When anxious cares would break my rest, 
And griefs would tear my throbbing breast, 
Thy tuneful praises, raised on high, 

Shall check the murmur and the sigh. 

3. When death o'er nature shall prevail, 
And all its powers of language fail, 

Joy through my swimming eyes shall break, 
And mean the thanks I cannot speak. 

4. But, O, when that last conflict's o'er, 
And I am chained to flesh no more, 
With what glad accents shall I rise 
To join the music of the skies ! 

5. Soon shall I learn the exalted strains 
Which echo o'er the heavenly plains, 
And emulate, with joy unknown, 

The glowing seraphs round Thy throne. 



124. 8s. Hogg. 

Blessed be Thy glorious name.— Neh. 9 : 5. 

1. Lauded be Thy name forever, 
Thou, of life the Guard and Giver ! 
Thou canst guard Thy creatures sleeping, 
Heal the heart long broke with weeping : 
God of stillness and of motion, 

Of the rainbow and the ocean, 
Of the mountain, rock, and river, 
Blessed be Thy name forever ! 

2. Thou who slumberest not, nor sleepest, 
Blessed are they Thou kindly keepest. 
God of evening's yellow ray, 

God of yonder dawning day, 
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ADORATION AND PRAISE. 



That rises from the distant sea, 
Like breathings of eternity ; 
God of life, that fade shall never, 
Glory to Thy name forever ! 

125, L. M. Watts. 

His glory is above the eaeth and heaven. — Ps. 148 : 13. 

1. Loud hallelujahs to the Lord 

From distant worlds where creatures dwell ; 
Let heaven begin the solemn word, 
And sound it dreadful down to hell. 

2. Awake, ye tempests, and His fame 

In sounds of dreadful praise declare ; 
And the sweet whisper of His name 
Fill every gentler breeze of air. 

3. Let clouds, and winds, and waves agree 

To join their praise with blazing fire, 
While the firm earth and rolling sea 
In this eternal song conspire. 

4. Wide as His vast dominion lies, 

Make the Creator's name be known ; 
Loud as His thunder shout His praise, 
And sound it lofty as His throne. 

5. Jehovah ! 'tis a glorious word ! 

O, may it dwell on every tongue ! 
But saints who best have known the Lord 
Are bound to raise the noblest song. 

6. Speak of the wonders of that love 

Which Gabriel plays on every chord : 
From all below, and all above, 
Loud hallelujahs to the Lord. 

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GOD. 



126. 8s & 7s. Dublin Coll. 

Praise ye the Lord. — Ps. 148 : 14. 

1. Praise the Lord; ye heavens, adore Him; 

Praise Him, angels in the height ; 
Sun and moon, rejoice before Him ; 
Praise Him, all ye stars of light. 

2. Praise the Lord, for He hath spoken ; 

Worlds His mighty voice obeyed ; 
Laws, which never can be broken, 
For their guidance He hath made. 

3. Praise the Lord, for He is glorious ; 

Never shall His promise fail ; 
God hath made His saints victorious ; 
Sin and death shall not prevail. 

4. Praise the God of our salvation ; 

Hosts on high, His power proclaim ; 
Heaven and earth, and all creation, 
Praise and magnify His name. 



127. S. M. Watts. 

The truth of the Lord exdureth forever. — Ps. 117 : 2. 

1. Thy name, Almighty Lord, 

Shall sound through distant lands ; 
Great is Thy grace, and sure Thy word ; 
Thy truth forever stands. 

2. Far be Thine honor spread, 

And long Thy praise endure, 
Till morning light and evening shade 
Shall be exchanged no more. 
94 



ADORATION AND PRAISE. 
DOXOLOGY. 

Praise, honor, to the Father be, 
Praise to His only Son ; 

Praise to the Spirit Paraclete, 
While ceaseless ages run. 



128. L. M. Watts. 

He is faithful that promised. — Heb. 10 : 23. 

1. Praise, everlasting praise, be paid 
To Him who earth's foundation laid ; 
Praise to the God whose strong decrees 
Sway the creation as He please. 

2. O for a strong, a lasting faith, 

To credit what the Almighty saith ; 
To embrace the message of His Son, 
And call the joys of heaven our own. 

3. Then, should the earth's old pillars shake, 
And all the wheels of nature break, 
Our steady souls would fear no more 
Than solid rocks when billows roar. 

4. Our everlasting hopes arise 
Above the ruinable skies, 
Where the eternal Builder reigns, 

And His own courts His power sustains. 



129, L. M. Watts. 

I "will extol Thee, my God, O King. — Ps. 145 : 1. 

1. Mr God, my King, Thy various praise 
Shall fill the remnant of my days ; 
Thy grace employ my humble tongue, 
Till death and glory raise the song. 
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GOD. 



2. The wings of every hour shall bear 
Some thankful tribute to Thine ear ; 
And every setting sun shall see 
New works of duty done for Thee. 

3. Thy truth and justice I'll proclaim ; 
Thy bounty flows an endless stream ; 
Thy mercy swift ; Thine anger slow, 
But dreadful to the stubborn foe. 

4. Let distant times and nations raise 
The long succession of Thy praise, 
And unborn ages make my song 
The joy and labor of their tongue. 

5. But who can speak Thy wondrous deeds ? 
Thy greatness all our thoughts exceeds ; 
Vast and unsearchable Thy ways ; 

Vast and immortal be Thy praise. 



130. L. M. Watts. 

PKAISE UlM, ALL YE PEOPLE. — Ps. 117 : L 

1. From all that dwell below the skies, 
Let the Creator's praise arise ; 

Let the Redeemer's name be sung 
Through every land by every tongue. 

2. Eternal are Thy mercies, Lord ; 
Eternal truth attends Thy word ; 

Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, 
Till suns shall rise and set no more. 
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ADORATION AND FRAISE. 



131. 8s & 7s. 

The host of heaven avorshippeth Thee. — Neh. 9 : 6. 

Worship, honor, glory, blessing, 

Lord, we offer to Thy name ; 
Young and old, their thanks expressing. 

Join Thy goodness to proclaim ; 
As the hosts of heaven adore Thee, 

We too bow before Thy throne ; 
As the angels serve before Thee, 

So on earth Thy will be done. 

132. 7s. 

Praise our God. — Rev. 19 : 5. 

Praise to God on high be given ; 
Praise Him, all in earth and heaven ; 
Praise Him at the dawn, of light, 
Praise Him at returning night ; 
Saints below and saints above, 
Praise, O, praise the God of love. 



CHRIST. — THE ADVENT. 
133. lis. Drummond. 

Prepare ye the way of the Lord. — Luke 3 : 4. 

1. A voice from the desert comes awful and shrill ; 

The Lord is advancing ; prepare ye the way ; 
The word of Jehovah He comes to fulfil, 

And o'er the dark world pour the splendor of day. 

2. Bring down the proud mountain, though towering to 

heaven, 

And be the low valley exalted on high ; 
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CHRIST. 



The rough path and crooked be made smootli and 
even, 

For, Zion, your King, your Redeemer, is nigh. 

The beams of salvation His progress illume ; 

The lone, dreary wilderness sings of her Lord ; 
The rose and the myrtle there suddenly bloom, 

And the olive of peace spreads its branches 
abroad. 



134. L. M. Watts. 



In the beginning was the Word.- John 1 : 1. 



1. Ere the blue heavens were stretched abroad, 

From everlasting was the Word ; 
With God He was ; the Word was God, 
And must divinely be adored. 

2. By His own power were all things made; 

By Him supported, all things stand ; 
He is the whole creation's head, 
And angels fly at His command. 

3. But, lo ! He leaves those heavenly forms ; 

The Word descends and dwells in clay, 
That He may hold converse with worms, 
Dressed in such feeble flesh as they. 

4. Mortals with joy behold His face, 

The eternal Father's only Son ; 
How full of truth, how full of grace. 

When through His eyes the Godhead shone ! 

5. Archangels leave their high abode, 

To learn new mysteries here, and tell 
The love of our descending God, 
The glories of Immanuel. 

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THE ADVENT. 

135. 7S. Bo WRING. 
Watchman, tvhat of the night? — Is. 21 : 11. 

1. Watchman, tell us of the night, 

What its signs of promise are. 
Traveller, o'er yon mountain's height 

See that glory-beaming star ! 
Watchman, does its beauteous ray 

Aught of hope or joy foretell ? 
Traveller, yes ; it brings the day, 

Promised day of Israel. 

2. Watchman, tell us of the night ; 

Higher yet that star ascends. 
Traveller, blessedness and light, 

Peace and truth, its course portends. 
Watchman, will its beams alone 

Gild the spot that gave them birth ? 
Traveller, ages are its own ; 

See ! it bursts o'er all the earth ! 

3. Watchman, tell us of the night, 

For the morning seems to dawn. 
Traveller, darkness takes its flight, 

Doubt and terror are withdrawn. 
Watchman, let thy wanderings cease ; 

Hie thee to thy quiet home. 
Traveller, lo, the Prince of Peace, 

Lo, the Son of God is come ! 

136. C. M. Logan, 

The desert shall rejoice. — Is. 35 : 1. 

1. Messiah! at Thy glad approach 
The howling winds are still ; 
Thy praises fill the lonely waste, 
And breathe from every hill. 
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CHRIST. 



2. The incense of the spring ascends 

Upon the morning gale ; 
Red o'er the hill the roses bloom, 
The lilies in the vale. 

3. Renewed, the earth a robe of light, 

A robe of beauty, wears ; 
And in new heavens a brighter Sun 
Leads on the promised years. 

4. Let Israel to the Prince of Peace 

The loud hosanna sing ; 
With hallelujahs and with hymns, 
O Zion, hail thy King. 



137. 8s, 7s, & 4. Mo XTGOjIERY. 

Good tidixgs of great jot. — Luke 2: 10. 

1. Angels, from the realms of glory. 

Wing your flight o'er all the earth ; 
Ye who sang creation's story, 

Now proclaim Messiah's birth ; 
Come and worship, 
Worship Christ, the new-born King. 

2. Shepherds, in the field abiding, 

Watching o'er your flocks by night, 
God with man is now residing ; 

Yonder shines the infant light ; 
Come and worship, 
Worship Christ, the new-born King. 

3. Sages, leave your contemplations; 

Brighter visions beam afar ; 
Seek the great Desire of nations ; 
Ye have seen His natal star ; 
Come and worship, 
Worship Christ, the new-born King. 
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THE ADVENT. 



4. Saints, before the altar bending, 

Watching long in hope and fear, 
Suddenly, the Lord, descending, 

In His temple shall appear ; 
Come and worship, 
Worship Christ, the new-born King. 

5. Sinners, wrung with true repentance, 

Doomed for guilt to endless pains, 
Justice now revokes the sentence ; 

Mercy calls you ; break your chains ; 
Come and worship, 
Worship Christ, the new-born King. 



138. C. M. Tate & Brady. 

The axgel of the Lord came upon them. — Luke 2:9. 

1. While shepherds watched their flocks by night, 

All seated on the ground, 
The angel of the Lord came down, 
And glory shone around. 

2. " Fear not," said he, for mighty dread 

Had seized their troubled mind ; 
" Glad tidings of great joy I bring 
To you and all mankind. 

3. "To you, in David's town, tins day, 

Is born, of David's line, 
The Saviour, who is Christ the Lord ; 
And this shall be the sign : 

4. " The heavenly Babe you there shall find 

To human view displayed, 
All meanly wrapped in swathing bands, 
And in a manger laid." 

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CHRIST. 



5. Thus spake the seraph, and forthwith 

Appeared a shining throng 
Of angels, praising God, and thus 
Addressed their joyful song : 

6. " All glory be to God on high ; 

And to the earth be peace ; 
Good will henceforth from heaven to men 
Begin, and never cease." 

139. L. M. Campbell. 

The heavenly host praising God. — Luke 2 : 13. 

1. When Jordan hushed his waters still, 
And silence slept on Zion's hill ; 

When Bethlehem's shepherds through the night 
Watched o'er their flocks by starry light ; 

2. Hark ! from the midnight hills around, 
A voice of more than mortal sound 

In distant hallelujahs stole, 

Wild murmuring o'er the raptured soul. 

3. On wheels of light, on wings of flame, 
The glorious hosts of Zion came ; 

High heaven with songs of triumph rung, 
While thus they struck their harps, and sung : 

4. " O Zion, lift thy raptured eye ; 
The long-expected hour is nigh ; 
The joys of nature rise again ; 

The Prince of Salem comes to reign. 

5. " He comes to cheer the trembling heart, 
Bid Satan and his host depart ; 

Again the Daystar gilds the gloom, 
Again the bowers of Eden bloom." 

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THE ADVENT. 



140. H. M. Salisbury Coll. 

Fear not. — Luke 2 : 10. 

1. Hark! what celestial sounds, 
What music fills the air ! 
Soft warbling to the morn, 
It strikes the ravished ear : 



Now all is still ; 
Now wild it floats 



In tuneful notes, 
Loud, sweet, and shrill. 



2. The angelic hosts descend, 
With harmony divine ; 
See how from heaven they bend, 
And in full chorus join : 



" Fear not," say they ; 
" Great joy we bring : 



Jesus, your King, 
Is born to-day." 



3. He comes, your souls to save 
From death's eternal gloom ; 
To realms of bliss and light 
He lifts you from the tomb. 



Your voices raise, 
With sons of light ; 



Your songs unite 
Of endless praise. 



4. Glory to God on high ; 

Ye mortals, spread the sound, 
And let your raptures fly 
To earth's remotest bound ; 



For peace on earth, 
From God in heaven, 



To man is given, 
At Jesus' birth. 



141. 8s & 7s. Cawood. 

Glory to God in the highest. — Luke 2 : 14. 

1. Hark, what mean those holy voices, 
Sweetly sounding through the skies ? 
Lo, the angelic host rejoices ; 
Heavenly hallelujahs rise. 

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CHRIST. 



2. Hear them tell the wondrous story, 

Hear them chant in hymns of joy, 
" Glory in the highest ! glory ! 
Glory be to God most high ! 

3. " Peace on earth ; good will from heaven, 

Reaching far as man as found." 
" Souls redeemed, and sins forgiven," 
Loud our golden harps shall sound. 

4. Christ is born, the great Anointed ; 

Heaven and earth His praises sing; 
O, receive whom God appointed, 

For your Prophet, Priest, and King. 

5. Haste, ye mortals, to adore Him ; 

Learn His name, and taste His joy, 
Till in heaven ye sing before Him, 
" Glory be to God most high ! 99 

142. C. M. Watts. 

All the ends of the eaeth have seen the salvation of our God. 

Ps. itS : 3. 

1 . Joy to the world ! the Lord is come ! 

Let earth receive her King ; 
Let every heart prepare Him room, 
And heaven and nature sing. 

2. Joy to the earth ! the Saviour reigns ! 

Let men their songs employ ; 
While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains 
Repeat the sounding joy. 

3. No more let sins and sorrows grow, 

Nor thorns infest the ground ; 
He comes to make His blessings flow 
Far as the curse is found. 

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THE ADVENT. 

4. He rules the world with truth and grace, 
And makes the nations prove 
The glories of His righteousness, 
And wonders of His love. 

143. 7s. C. Wesl 

Is Bethlehem of Judea. — Matt. 2 : 5. 

1. Hark ! the herald angels sing, 
" Glory to the new-born King ; 
Peace on earth, and mercy mild ; 
God and sinners reconciled." 

2. Joyful, all ye nations, rise ; 
Join the triumphs of the skies ; 
With the angelic hosts proclaim 
" Christ is born in Bethlehem." 

3. Veiled in flesh, the Godhead see ; 
Hail, the incarnate Deity ; 
Pleased as man with men to appear, 
Jesus, our Immanuel, here. 

4. Mild He lays His glory by ; 
Born that man no more may die ; 
Born to raise the sons of earth ; 
Born to give them second birth. 

5. Hail, the heaven-born Prince of Peace 
Hail, the Sun of Righteousness ! 
Light and life to all He brings, 
Risen with healing in His wings. 

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CHRIST. 



144. C. M. Sears. 

On eaeth peace. — Luke 2:14. 

1. Calm on the listening ear of night 

Come heaven's melodious strains, 
Where wild Judea stretches far 
Her silver-mantled plains. 

2. The answering hills of Palestine 

Send back the glad reply, 
And greet, from all their holy heights, 
The Dayspring from on high. 

3. O'er the blue depths of Galilee 

There comes a holier calm, 
And Sharon waves, in solemn praise, 
Her silent groves of palm. 

4. " Glory to God ! " the sounding skies 

Loud with their anthems ring; 
" Peace to the earth ; good will to men, 
From heaven's eternal King." 



145. L. M. Dobell's Coll. 

Unto you is boen this day, in the city of David, a Sayioue. — Luke 2 : 11. 

1. Awake, arise, and hail the morn, 
For unto us a Saviour's born ; 

See how the angels wing their way, 
To usher in the glorious day. 

2. Hark ! what sweet music ! what a song ! 
Sounds from the bright, celestial throng ; 
Sweet song, whose melting sounds impart 
Joy to each raptured, listening heart. 

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THE ADVENT. 



3. Come, join the angels in the sky ; 
Glory to God, who reigns on high ; 
Let peace and love on earth abound, 
While time revolves, and years roll round. 

146. C. M. Watts. 

SlXG UNTO THE LORD, ALL THE EARTH. — Ps. 96 : 1. 

1. Sing to the Lord, ye distant lands, 

Ye tribes of every tongue ; 
His new-discovered grace demands 
A new and nobler song. 

2. Say to the nations, Jesus reigns, 

God's own Almighty Son ; 
His power the sinking world sustains, 
And grace surrounds His throne. 

3. Let heaven proclaim the joyful day ; 

Joy through the earth be seen ; 
Let cities shine in bright array, 
And fields in cheerful green. 

4. Let an unusual joy surprise 

The islands of the sea ; 
Ye mountains, sink ; ye valleys, rise \ 
Prepare the Lord His way. 

5. Behold, He comes ; He comes to bless 

The nations, as their God, 
To show the world His righteousness, 
And send His truth abroad. 

6. But when His voice shall raise the dead, 

And bid the world draw near, 
How will the guilty nations dread 
To see their Judge appear ! 
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CHRIST. 



147. L. M. Watts. 

WoKsniP Him, all ye gods. — Ps. 97 : 7. 

1 . The Lord is come ; the heavens proclaim 
His birth ; the nations learn His name ; 
An unknown star directs the road 

Of eastern sages to their God. 

2. All ye bright armies of the skies, 
Go worship where the Saviour lies ; 
Angels and kings before Him bow ; 
Those gods on high and gods below. 

3. Let idols totter to the ground, 

And their own worshippers confound ; 
But, Judah, shout ; but, Zion, sing, 
And earth confess her sovereign King. 

DOXOLOGY. 

Glory to Thee, O God most high ! 
Father, we praise Thy majesty ; 
The Son, the Spirit we adore ; 
One Godhead, blessed forevermore. 

148. 7s. Montgomery. 

On His vesture and on His thigh a name weitten.— Rev. 19: 16. 

1. Bright and joyful is the morn, 
For to us a Child is born ; 

From the highest realm of heaven, 
Unto us a Son is given. 

2. On His shoulder He shall bear 
Power and majesty, and wear 
On His vesture and His thigh 
Names most awful, names most high. 

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THE ADVENT. 



3. Wonderful in council, He, 
The incarnate Deity, 

Sire of ages, ne'er to cease. 

King of Kings, and Prince of Peace. 

4. Come and worship at His feet ; 
Yield to Christ the homage meet, 
From His manger to His throne, 
Homage due to God alone. 

149. Us & 10s. Heber. 

LO, THE STAR WHICH THEY SAW IX THE EAST. — Matt. 2 : 9. 

1. Brightest and best of the sons of the morning, 

Dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid ; 
Star of the east, the horizon adorning, 
Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid. 

2. Cold on His cradle the dewdrops are sliming ; 

Low lies His head with the beasts of the stall; 
Angels adore Him in slumber reclining, 
Maker, and Monarch, and Saviour of all. 

3. Say, shall we yield Him, in costly devotion, 

Odors of Edom, and offerings divine, 
Gems of the mountain, and pearls of the ocean. 
Myrrh from the forest, or gold from the mine ? 

4. Vainly we offer each ample oblation, 

Vainly with gifts would His favor secure ; 
Richer by far is the heart's adoration. 

Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor. 

5. Brightest and best of the sons of the morning. 

Dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid ; 
Star of the east, the horizon adorning. 

Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid. 
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CHRIST. 



150. C. M. Doddridge. 

The Spikit of the Lord is upo>* me. — Luke 4: 18. 

1. Hark, the glad sound ! the Saviour comes ! 

The Saviour 23romised long ! 
Let every heart prepare a throne, 
And every voice a song. 

2. On Him the Spirit largely poured 

Exerts its sacred fire ; 
Wisdom and might, and zeal and love, 
His holy breast inspire. 

3. He comes, from thickest films of vice 

To clear the mental ray, 
And on the eyeballs of the blind 
To pour celestial day. 

4. He comes, the broken heart to bind, 

The bleeding soul to cure, 
And with the treasure of His grace 
Enrich the humble poor. 

5. Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace, 

Thy welcome shall proclaim, 
And heaven's eternal arches ring 
With Thy beloved name. 



151. CM. Medley. 

God ttas manifest in the flesh. — 1 Tim. 3 : 16. 

1. In heaven the rapturous song began, 
And sweet seraphic fire 
Through all the shining legions ran, 
And strung and tuned the lyre. 

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THE ADVENT. 



2. Swift through the vast expanse it flew, 

And loud the echo rolled ; 
The theme, the song, the joy was new ; 
'Twas more than heaven could hold. 

3. Down through the portals of the sky 

The impetuous torrent ran ; 
And angels flew, with eager joy, 
To bear the news to man. 

4. Hark ! the cherubic armies shout, 

And glory leads the song ; 
Good will and peace are heard throughout 
The harmonious heavenly throng. 

5. TTith joy the chorus we'll repeat, 

" Glory to God on high ; 
Good will and peace are now complete." 
Jesus was born to die. 



152, 8s & 7s. Epis. Coll. 

The Desire of all stations. — Hag. 2 : 7. 

1. Hail, thou long-expected Jesus, 

Born to set Thy people free ! 
From our sins and fears release us ; 
Let us find our rest in Thee. 

2. Israel's strength and consolation, 

Hope of all the saints, Thou art ; 
Long desired of every nation, 
Joy of every waiting heart. 

3. Born Thy people to deliver, 

Born a child, yet God our King, 
Born to reign in us forever, 

Now Thy gracious kingdom bring, 
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4. By Thine own eternal Spirit, 
Rule in all our hearts alone ; 
By Thine all-sufficient merit, 
Raise us to Thy glorious throne. 



CHRIST. — LIFE AND MINISTRY. 

153. L. M. Bowring. 

Tiiou art a Teacher come from God. — John 3: 2. 

1. How sweetly flowed the gospel's sound 

From lips of gentleness and grace, 
When listening thousands gathered round, 
And joy and reverence tilled the place ! 

2. From heaven He came, of heaven He spoke, 

To heaven He led His followers' way ; 
Dark clouds of gloomy night He broke, 
Unveiling an immortal day. 

3. 66 Come, wanderers, to my Father's home ; 

Come, all ye weary ones, and rest." 
Yes, sacred Teacher, we will come, 
Obey Thee, love Thee, and be blest. 

4. Decay, then, tenements of dust ; 

Pillars of earthly pride, decay ; 
A nobler mansion waits the just, 
And Jesus has prepared the way. 

154. S. M. Beddome, 

He beheld the city, and wept over it. — Luke 19: 41. 

1. Did Christ o'er sinners weep, 
And shall our cheeks be dry ? 
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Let floods of penitential grief 
Burst forth from every eye. 

2. The Son of God in tears 

Angels with wonder see ; 
Be thou astonished, O my soul ; 
He shed those tears for thee. 

3. He wept that we might weep ; 

Each sin demands a tear ; 
In heaven alone no sin is found, 
And there's no weeping there. 



L. M. Watts. 

Leaving us an example. — 1 Pet. 2 : 21. 

1. My dear Redeemer, and my Lord, 
I read my duty in Thy word ; 
But in Thy life the law appears, 
Drawn out in living characters. 

2. Such was Thy truth, and such Thy zeal, 
Such deference to Thy Father's will, 
Such love, and meekness so divine, 

I would transcribe and make them mine. 

3. Cold mountains and the midnight air 
Witnessed the fervor of Thy prayer ; 
The desert Thy temptations knew, 
Thy conflict and Thy victory too. 

4. Be Thou my pattern ; make me bear 
More of Thy gracious image here ; 
Then God, the Judge, shall own my name 
Amongst the followers of the Lamb, 

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156. L. M. J. E. Smith. 

It is I; be xot afraid.— Matt. 14 : 27. 

1. When Power divine, in mortal form, 
Hushed with a word the raging storm, 
In soothing accents Jesus said, 

" Lo, it is I ; be not afraid." 

2. Blessed be the voice that breathes from heaven, 
To every heart in sunder riven, 

When love, and joy, and hope are fled, 
" Lo, it is I ; be not afraid." 

3. And when the last dread hour is come, 
While shuddering Nature waits her doom, 
This voice shall call the pious dead, 

" Lo, it is I ; be not afraid." 



157. C. M. Cowper. 

With desire I hate desired to eat this passoyer. — Luke 22 : 15. 

L The Saviour! what a noble flame 
Was kindled in His breast, 
When, hasting to Jerusalem, 
He marched before the rest ! 

2. Good will to men, and zeal for God, 

His every thought engross ; 
He longs to be baptized with blood ; 
He pants to reach the cross. 

3. With all His sufferings full in view, 

And woes to us unknown, 
Forth to the task His spirit flew ; 
'Twas love that urged Him on. 
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4. Lord, we return Thee what we can ; 

Our hearts shall sound abroad 
Salvation to the dying Man, 
And to the rising God. 

5. And while Thy bleeding glories here 

Engage our wondering eyes, 
"We learn our lighter cross to bear, 
And hasten to the skies. 



158. L. M. Bache. 

Behold how He loved him !— JohnU : 36. 

1. " See how He loved ! " exclaimed the Jews, 

As tender tears from Jesus fell ; 
My grateful heart the thought pursues, 
And on the theme delights to dwell. 

2. " See how He loved," who travelled on, 

Teaching the doctrine from the skies ; 
Who bade disease and pain begone, 
And called the sleeping dead to rise. 

3. " See how He loved," who never shrank 

From toil or danger, pain or death ; 
Who all the cup of sorrow drank, 
And meekly yielded up His breath. 

4. Such love can we unmoved survey ? 

O, may our breasts with ardor glow, 
, To tread His steps, His laws obey, 
And thus our warm affections show. 
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159. L. M. Raffles. 

Abide with us. — Luke 24 : 29. 

1. Abide with us ; the evening shades 

Begin already to prevail ; 
And, as the lingering twilight fades, 
Dark clouds along the horizon sail. 

2. Abide with us ; and still unfold 

Thy sacred, Thy prophetic lore ; 
What wondrous things of Jesus told ! 
Stranger, we thirst, we pant for more. 

3. Abide with us ; our hearts are cold ; 

We thought that Israel He'd restore ; 
But sweet the truths Thy lips have told, 
And, Stranger, we complain no more. 

4. Abide with us ; amazed they cry, 

As, suddenly, whilst breaking bread, 
Their own lost Jesus meets their eye, 
With radiant glory on His head ! 

160. lis. De Fleury. 

IIe went forth with His disciples oyer the brook Cedron. — John 18 : L 

1. Thou soft-flowing Cedron, by thy silver stream 
Our Saviour, at midnight, when moonlight's pale 

beam 

Shone bright on thy waters, would frequently stray, 
And lose in thy murmurs the toils of the day. 

2. How clamp were the vapors that fell on His head ! 
How hard was His pillow, how humble His bed ! 
The angels, astonished, grew sad at the sight. 
And followed their Master with solemn delight. 

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garden of Olivet, clear, honored spot, 
Thy name and thy wonders shall ne'er be forgot ; 
The theme most transporting to seraphs above. 
The triumph of sorrow, the triumph of love. 

Come, saints, and adore Him ; come bow at His fee 
O, give Him the glory, the praise that is meet ; 
Let joyful hosannas unceasing arise, 
And join the grand chorus that gladdens the skie; 

161. L. M. Mil max. 

Behold, thy Kixg coiieth, — John L2 : 15. 

1. Ride on, ride on in majesty; 
Hark ! all the tribes hosanna cry ; 
Thy humble beast pursues his road, 

With palms and scattered garments strewed. 

2. Ride on, ride on in majesty ; 
In lowly pomp ride on to die ; 

O Christ, Thy triumphs now begin 
O'er captive death and conquered sin. 

3. Ride on, ride on in majesty; 
The winged squadrons of the sky 
Look down with sad and wondering eyes. 
To see the approaching sacrifice. 

4. Ride on, ride on in majesty ; 

Thy last and fiercest strife is nigh ; 
The Father, on His sapphire throne. 
Expects His own anointed Son. 

5. Ride on, ride on in majesty ; 
In lowly pomp ride on to die ; 

Bow Thy meek head to mortal pain ; 
Then take, O God, Thy power, and reign. 
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162. L. M. Pratt's Coll. 

Ho S ANNA IN THE HIGHEST. — Matt. 21 : 9. 

1. What are those soul-re viving strains 
Which echo thus from Salem's plains? 
What anthems loud, and louder still, 
Sweetly resound from Zion's hill ? 

2. Lo, 'tis an infant chorus sings 
Hosanna to the King of kings : 

The Saviour comes, and babes proclaim 
Salvation sent in Jesus' name. 

3. Nor these alone their voice shall raise, 
For we will join this song of praise ; 
Still Israel's children forward press, 
To hail the Lord their Righteousness. 

4. Messiah's name shall joy impart 
Alike to Jew and Gentile heart : 
He bled for us, He bled for you, 
And we will sing hosanna too. 

5. Proclaim hosannas, loud and clear ; 
See David's Son and Lord appear : 
Glory and praise on earth be given ; 
Hosanna in the highest heaven. 

163. 7s. Montgomery. 

. HAT I MAY KNOW HlM, AND THE POTVER OF HlS EESUBEECTION. — Phil. 3 : 10. 

1. Go to dark Gethsemane, 

Ye that feel the tempter's power ; 
Your Redeemer's conflict see ; 

Watch with Kim one bitter hour. 
Turn not from His griefs away ; 
Learn of Jesus Christ to pray. 

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2. Follow to the judgment hall ; 

View the Lord of life arraigned : 
O, the wormwood and the gall ! 

O. the pangs His soul sustained ! 
Shun not suffering, shame, or loss ; 
Learn of Him to bear the cross. 

3. Calvary's mournful mountain climb ; 

There, adoring at His feet, 
Mark that miracle of time. 

God's own sacrifice complete : 
u It is finished ! " hear the cry ; 
Learn of Jesus Christ to die. 

4. Early hasten to the tomb 

Where they laid His breathless clay ; 
All is solitude and gloom ; 

Who hath taken Him away ? 
Christ is risen ; He meets our eyes : 
Saviour, teach us so to rise. 



164. 8s & 6s. S. F. Smith. 

Ujnto a tlace called Glthsl31aS>:. — Matt. -2G : 36. 

1. Beyond where Cedron's waters flow, 
Behold the suffering Saviour go 

To sad Gethsemane ; 
His countenance is all divine, 
Y^t grief appears in every line. 

2. He bows beneath the sins of men ; 
He cries to God. and cries again, 

In sad Gethsemane ; 
He lifts His mournful eyes above : 
" My Father, can this cup mnovp ? " 
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3. With gentle resignation still 
He yielded to His Father's will, 

In sad Gethsemane ; 
" Behold Me here, Thine only Son ; 
And, Father, let Thy will be done." 

4. The Father heard ; and angels, there, 
Sustained the Son of God in prayer, 

In sad Gethsemane ; 
He drank the dreadful cup of pain, 
Then rose to life and joy again. 



165. L. M. Tappan. 

And there appeared an angel unto Him from heaven strengthening 
Him. — Luke : 43. 

1. 'Tis midnight ; and on Olive's brow 

The star is dimmed that lately shone : 
'Tis midnight ; in the garden, now, 
The suffering Saviour prays alone. 

2. 'Tis midnight ; and, from all removed, 

The Saviour wrestles lone with fears ; 
E'en that disciple whom He loved 

Heeds not his Master's grief and tears. 

3. 'Tis midnight ; and for others' guilt 

The Man of Soitoavs weeps in blood ; 
Yet He that hath in anguish knelt 
Is not forsaken by Flis God. 

4. 'Tis midnight ; and from ether plains 

Is borne the song that angels know ; 
Unheard by mortals are the strains 

That sweetly soothe the Saviour's woe. 
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166. 7 S . llAKT. 

Being in ax agony, He peayed moee earnestly. — Luke 22 : 41. 

1. Many woes had Christ endured, 

Many sore temptations met. 
Patient and to pains inured ; 

But the sorest trial yet 
Was to be sustained in thee, 
Gloomy, sad Gethsemane. 

2. Came at length the dreadful night ; 

Vengeance, with its iron rod, 
Stood, and with collected might, 

Bruised the harmless Lamb of God : 
See, my soul, my Saviour see, 
Prostrate in Gethsemane. 

3. There my God bore all my guilt ; 

This, through grace, can be believed ; 
But the horrors which He felt 

Are too vast to be conceived : 
None can penetrate through thee, 
Doleful, dark Gethsemane. 

4. Sins against a holy God, 

Sins against His righteous laws, 
Sins against His love, His blood, 

Sins against His name and cause — 
Sins immense as is the sea ! 
Hide me, O Gethsemane. 

5. Here's my claim, and here alone ; 

None a Saviour more can need ; 
Deeds of righteousness I've none ; 

No, not one good work to plead : 
Not a glimpse of hope for me, 
Only in Gethsemane. 

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6. Father, Son. and Holy Ghost, 

One Almighty God of love, 
Hymned by all the heavenly host 

In Thy shining courts above — 
We poor sinners, gracious Three, 
Bless Thee for Gethsemane. 

167. L. ML Kelly. 

Behold the Max. — John 19: 5. 

1. Behold the Man ! How glorious He ! 

Before His foes He stands inlawed. 
And without wrong or blasphemy, 
He claims equality with God. 

2. Behold the Man ! by all condemned, 

Assaulted by a host of foes, 
His person and His claims contemned, 
A man of sufferings and of woes. 

3. Behold the Man ! He stand- alone ; 

His foes are ready to devour ; 
Not one of all His friends will own 
Their Master in this trying hour. 

4. Behold the Man I So weak He seems. 

His awful word inspires no fear ; 
But soon must he who now blasphemes 
Before His judgment seat appear. 

5. Behold the Man ! Though scorned below, 

He bears the greatest name above ; 
The angels at His footstool bow, 
And all His royal claims approve. 
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CHRIST. — DEATH, RESURRECTION, 
AND GLORY. 

168. L. M. Steele. 

He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, — Is. 53: 7. 

1. Stretched on the cross, the Saviour dies : 
Hark ! His expiring groans arise ; 

See, from His hands, His feet, His side, 
Runs down the sacred, crimson tide. 

2. And didst Thou bleed ? for sinners bleed ? 
And could the sun behold the deed ? 

No ! he withdrew his sickening ray, 
And darkness veiled the mourning day. 

3. Can I survey this scene of woe, 
Where mingling grief and wonder flow, 
And yet my heart unmoved remain, 
Insensible to love or pain ? 

4. Come, dearest Lord, Thy power impart, 
To warm this cold, this stupid heart, 
Till all its powers and passions move 
In melting grief and ardent love. 



169. L. M. S. Stennett. 

It is finished. — John 19 : 30. 

1. 'Tis finished ! So the Saviour cried, 
And meekly bowed His head, and died ; 
'Tis finished ! yes, the race is run, 
The battle fought, the victory won. 

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2. 'Tis finished ! Let the joyful sound 
Be heard through all the nations round : 
'Tis finished ! Let the echo fly, 
Through heaven and hell, through earth and sky. 

DOXOLOGY. 

Praise God the Father, and the Son, 
And God the Spirit, Three in One. 
Ye hosts above, His praise proclaim, 
And every creature say, Amen. 



170. 8s, 7s, & 4. Francis. 

I HAVE FINISHED THE WORK. — John 17: 4. 

1. Hark ! the voice of love and mercy 

Sounds aloud from Calvary ; 
See ! it rends the rocks asunder, 

Shakes the earth, and veils the sky : 

" It is finished ! " 
Hear the dying Saviour cry. 

2. "It is finished ! " O, what pleasure 

Do these charming words afford ! 
Heavenly blessings, without measure, 
Flow to us from Christ the Lord : 

" It is finished ! " 
Saints, the dying words record. 

3. Tune your harps anew, ye seraphs, 

Join to sing the pleasing theme ; 
All on earth, and all in heaven, 
Join to praise Immanuers name : 

Hallelujah ! 
Glory to the bleeding Lamb. 
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171. 8s & 7s. Robixsox. 

Made >~tgh by the blood of Christ. — Eph. 2: 13. 

1. Sweet the moments, rich in blessing, 

Which before the cross I spend ; 
Life, and health, and peace possessing, 
From the sinner's dying Friend. 

2. Truly blessed is this station, 

Low before His cross to lie, 
While I see divine compassion, 
Beaming in His gracious eye. 

3. Love and grief my heart dividing, 

With my tears His feet I'll bathe ; 
Constant still, in faith abiding, 
Life deriving from His death. 

4. May I still enjoy this feeling, 

Still to my Redeemer go, 
Prove His wounds each day more healing, 
And Himself more truly know. 



172. L. M. Watts. 

It behoved Christ to suffer a^d to rise from the dead. — Luke 24: 

1. He dies ! the Friend of sinners dies ! 

Lo, Salem's daughters weep around ; 
A solemn darkness veils the skies ; 

A sudden trembling shakes the ground. 

2. Come, saints, and drop a tear or two 

On the dear bosom of your God ; 
He shed a thousand drops for you — 
A thousand drops of richer blood. 



chuist. 



3. Here's love and grief beyond degree ; 

The Lord of glory dies for men ! 
But, lo, what sudden joys I see ! 
Jesus, the dead, revives again. 

4. The rising God forsakes the tomb ; 

Up to His Father's court He flies ; 
Cherubic legions guard Him home, 
And shout Him welcome to the skies. 

5. Break off your tears, ye saints, and tell 

How high our great Deliverer reigns ; 
Sing how He spoiled the hosts of hell, 
And led the monster Death in chains. 

6. Say, " Live forever, wondrous King, 

Born to redeem, and strong to save ! " 
Then ask the monster, " Where's thy sting ? 
And where's thy victory, boasting Grave ? " 

173. C. M. Gregg. 

Seen of angels. — 1 Tim. 3 : 16. 

1. Beyond the glittering starry skies, 

Far as the eternal hills, 
Yon heaven of heavens with living light 
Our great Redeemer fills. 

2. Legions of angels, strong and fair, 

In countless armies shine, 
And swell His praise with golden harps, 
Attuned to songs divine. 

3. " Hail, Prince ! " they cry, " forever hail ! 

Whose unexampled love 
Moved Thee to quit those glorious realms 
And royalties above," 

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4. While He did condescend on earth 

To suffer grief and pain, 
The)' cast their honors at His feet, 
And waited in His train. 

5. They saw His heart transfixed with wound-, 

With love and grief run o'er ; 
They saw Him break the bars of death. 
Which none e'er brake before. 

6. The}' brought His chariot from above, 

To bear Him to His throne ; 
Clapped their triumphant wing-, and cried 
" The glorious work is done 1 " 

174. C. M. S. Wesley, Sex. 

AXD THEY CRUCIFIED Him. — Matt. 27 : 35. 

1. Behold the Saviour of mankind 

Nailed to the shameful tree ; 
How vast the love that Him inclined 
To bleed and die for thee ! 

2. Hark, how He groans ! while nature shakes, 

And earth's strong pillars bend ; 
The temple's veil in sunder breaks, 
The solid marbles rend. 

3. 'Tis done ; the precious ransom's paid ; 

" Receive My soul," He cries : 
See where He bows His sacred head ; 
He bows His head, and dies. 

4. Though far unequal our low praise 

To Thy va-t sufferings prove, 
Lamb of God. thus all our days. 
Thus will we grieve and love. 
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175. 8s & 7s. 

He delivered Him to be crucified. — Matt. 27 : 26. 

1. 'TV as the day when God's Anointed 
Died for us the death appointed, 

Bleeding on the dreadful cross ; 
Day of darkness, day of terror, 
Deadly fruit of ancient error, 

Nature's fall, and Eden's loss ! 

2. Haste, prepare the bitter chalice ! 
Gentile hate and Jewish malice 

Lift the royal Victim high ; 
Like the serpent, wonder-gifted, 
Which the prophet once uplifted, 

For a sinful world to die. 

3. Conscious of the deed unholy, 
Nature's pulses beat more slowly, 

And the sun his light denied ; 
Darkness wrapped the sacred city, 
And the earth with fear and pity 

Trembled when the Just One died. 

4. It is finished, Man of sorrows ! 
From Thy cross our nature borrows 

Strength to bear and conquer thus : 
While exalted there we view Thee, 
Mighty Sufferer, draw us to Thee, 

Sufferer victorious. 

5. Not in vain for us uplifted, 
Man of sorrows, wonder-gifted, 

May that sacred symbol be ; 
Eminent amid the ages, 
Guide of heroes and of sages ; 

May it guide us still to Thee. 
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176. L. M. Watts. 

Conformable UXIO HlS DEATH. — Phil. 3 : 10. 

1. "When I survey the wondrous cross, 

On which the Prince of glory died ; 
My richest gain I count but loss, 

And pour contempt on all my pride. 

2. Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, 

Save in the death of Christ, niy God ; 
All the vain things that charm me most, 
I sacrifice them to His blood. 

3. See from His head, His hands, His feet, 

Sorrow and love flow mingled down ; 
Did e'er such love and sorrow meet ? 
Or thorns compose so rich a crown ? 

4. Were the whole realm of nature mine, 

That were a present far too small ; 
Love, so amazing, so divine, 

Demands my soul, my life, my all. 

177. L. M. Oliver. 

His great lote wheretvith He loted us.— Eph. 2 : 4. 

1. Soft be the gently-breathing notes 

That sing the Saviour's dying love ; 
Soft as the evening zephyr floats, 

And soft as tuneful lyres above : 
Soft as the morning dews descend, 

While warbling birds exulting soar, 
So soft to our almighty Friend, 

Be every sigh our bosoms pour. 



2. Pure as the sun's enlivening ray, 

That scatters life and joy abroad ; 
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Pure as the lucid orb of day, 

That wide proclaims its Maker, God ; 

Pure as the breath of vernal skies, 
i So pure let our contrition be ; 

And purely let our sorrows rise 
To Him who bled upon the tree. 

178. 8s & 7s. Bo WRING. 

God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord 
Jesus Christ. — Gal. (i : 14. 

1. In the cross of Christ I glory, 

Towering o'er the wrecks of time ; 
All the light of sacred story 

Gathers round its head subhme. 

2. When the woes of life o'ertake me, 

Hopes deceive, and fears annoy, 
Never shall the cross forsake me ; 
Lo, it glows with peace and joy. 

3. When the sun of bliss is beaming 

Light and love upon my way, 
From the cross the radiance streaming 
Adds new lustre to the day. 

4. Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure, 

By the cross are sanctified ; 
Peace is there that knows no measure, 
Joys that through all time abide. 

5. In the cross of Christ I glory, 

Towering o'er the wrecks of time ; 
All the light of sacred story 

Gathers round its head sublime. 
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179, L. M. Within gton. 

He ttas eeuised foe oue iniquities. — Is. 53 : 5. 

1. O Saviour of a world undone, 
Whose dying sorrows blot the sun, 
Whose painful groans and bowing head 
Could rend the veil and wake the dead, 
Say, from that execrated tree 
Descends the ruddy tide for me ? 

2. For me did He who reigns above, 
The object of paternal love. 
Consent a servant's form to bear 
That I a kingly crown might wear ? 
Is His deep loss my boundless gain. 
And comes my victory trom His pain ? 

3. O, let me own the deep decree 
That wounded Him and rescued me ; 
His death. His cross. His funeral sleep, 
Instruct repentance how to weep ; 

He poured for me the vital flood ; 
My tears shall mingle with His blood. 

4. His cross disarms temptation's power ; 
His cross can cheer the dying hour, 
Make every holy doctrine clear, 
And each connected precept dear ; 
And not a duty, or a loss. 

But love can nail it to His cross. 

180. /S. LOLLYEH. 

Come, see the place where the Loed lay. — Matt. 28 : 6. 

1. Morning breaks upon the tomb ; 
Jesus dissipates its gloom ; 
Day of triumph, through the skies, 
See the glorious Saviour rise. 

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2. Ye who are of death afraid, 
Triumph in the scattered shade ; 
Drive your anxious cares away ; 
See the place where Jesus lay. 

3. Christians, dry your flowing tears; 
Chase your unbelieving fears ; 
Look on His deserted grave ; 
Doubt no more His power to save. 

181. 7s. Rippox's Coll. 

He is xot here : foe He is risex, as He said. — Matt. 23 : 0. 

1. Christ, the Lord, is risen to-day, 
Sons of men, and angels, say ; 
Raise your joys and triumphs high ! 
Sing, ye heavens, and, earth, reply. 

2. Love's redeeming work is done, 
Fought the fight, the battle won ; 
Lo, the sun's eclipse is o'er ; 

Lo, he sets in blood no more. 

3. Vain the stone, the watch, the seal ; 
Christ has burst the gates of hell ; 
Death in vain forbids His rise ; 
Christ hath opened paradise. 

4. Lives again our glorious King ; 

" Where, O Death, is now thy sting ? " 

Once He died our souls to save ; 

u Where's thy victory, boasting Grave ? " 

5. Soar we now where Christ has led, 
Following our exalted Head ; 
Made like Him, like Him we rise ; 
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies. 

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182. S. M. Kelly. 

The Loed is eisen indeed. — Luke 24 : 34. 

1. "The Lord is risen indeed;" 

Then hell has lost his prey ; 
With Him is risen the ransomed seed 
To reign in endless day. 

2. " The Lord is risen indeed ; " 

He lives, to die no more ; 
He lives the sinner's canse to plead, 
Whose curse and shame He bore. 

3. " The Lord is risen indeed ; " 

Attending angels, hear ; 
Up to the courts of heaven, with speed, 
The joyful tidings bear. 

4. Then take your golden lyres, 

And strike each cheerful chord ; 
Join all the bright, celestial choirs, 
To sing our risen Lord. 

DOXOLOGY. 

Give to the Father praise, 

Give glory to the Son ; 
And to the Spirit of His grace, 

Be equal honor done. 

183. 7s. Scott. 

The axgel of the Loed descended feom heaven. — Matt. 28 : 2. 

1. Angels, roll the rock away; 
Death, yield up thy mighty prey ; 
See, He rises from the tomb, 
Glowing with immortal bloom. 



CHRIST. 



2. 'Tis the Saviour ! angels, raise 
Fame's eternal trump of praise ; 
Let the earth's remotest bound 
Hear the joy-inspiring sound. 

3. Now, ye saints, lift up jour eyes, 
Now to glory see Him rise 

In long triumph up the sky, 
Up to waiting worlds on high. 

4. Heaven displays her portals wide ; 
Glorious Hero, through them ride ; 
King of glory, mount Thy throne, 
Thy great Father's and Thine own. 

5. Praise Him, all ye heavenly choirs. 
Praise, and sweep your golden lyres ; 
Shout, O earth, in rapturous song ; 
Let the strains be sweet and strong. 

6. Every note with wonder swell, 
Sin o'erthrown, and captived hell ; 
Where is hell's once dreaded king ? 
Where, O Death, thy mortal sting ? 



184. L. M. Watts. 

Sit Thou at My eight hand. — Ps. 110 : L 

1. Thus the eternal Father spake 

To Christ the Son : " Ascend and sit 
At My right hand, till I shall make 
Thy foes submissive at Thy feet. 

2. " From Zion shall Thy word proceed ; 

Thy word, the sceptre in Thy hand, 
Shall make the hearts of rebels bleed, 
And bow their wills to Thy command. 
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3. " That day shall show Thy power is great. 

When saints shall flock with willing minds, 
And sinners crowd Thy temple gate, 
Where holiness in beauty shines." 

4. O blessed power ! glorious day ! 

What a large victory shall ensue ! 
And converts, who Thy grace obey, 
Exceed the drops of morning dew. 



185. 



H. M. Doddridge. 



They had also see:n t a vision of angels, which said that Ue was 
alive. — Luke 24 : 23. 



1. Yes, the Redeemer rose ; 

The Saviour left the dead ; 
And o'er our hellish foes 

High raised His conquering head. 



In wild dismay, 
The guards around 



Fell to the ground, 
And sunk away. 



2. Lo, the angelic bands 

In full assembly meet, 
To wait His high commands, 
And worship at His feet ; 



Joyful they come, 
And wing their way 



From realms of day 
To such a tomb. 



3. Then back to heaven they fly, 
And the glad tidings bear ; 
Hark ! as they soar on high, 
What music fills the air ! 



Their anthems say, 
" Jesus, who bled, 



Hath left the dead : 
He rose to-day." 



4. Ye mortals, catch the sound, 

Redeemed by Him from hell, 
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And send the echo round 

The globe on which you dwell ; 



Transported cry, 
" Jesus, who bled, 



Hath left the dead, 
No more to die." 



All hail, triumphant Lord, 

Who sav'st us with Thy blood ; 

Wide be Thy name adored, 
Thou rising, reining God. 



With Thee we rise, 
With Thee we reign, 



And empires gain 
Beyond the skies. 



186. L. M. C. Wesley. 

Lift up youe heads, O te gates. — Ps. 24 :7. 

1. Our Lord is risen from the dead, 

Our Jesus is gone up on high ; 
The powers of hell are captive led, 
Dragged to the portals of the sky. 

2. There His triumphal chariot waits, 

And angels chant the solemn lay : 
Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates ; 
Ye everlasting doors, give way. 

3. Loose all your bars of massy light, 

And wide unfold the ethereal scene ; 
He claims these mansions as His right ; 
Receive the King of glory in. 

4. Who is the King of glory — who ? 

The Lord, that all our foes o'ercame, 
The world, sin, death, and hell o'erthrew ; 
And Jesus is the Conqueror's name. 
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5. Lo, His triumphal chariot waits, 

And angels chant the solemn lay : 
Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates ; 
Ye everlasting doors, give way. 

6. Who is this King of glory — who ? 

The Lord, of glorious power possessed ; 
The King of saints and angels too, 
God over all, forever blessed. 

187. C. M. Tate & Brat 

Who is this Ki>~g of Glory ? — Ps. 24 : 8. 

1. Erect your heads, eternal gates, 

Unfold, to entertain 
The King of glory ! see, He comes 
With His celestial train. 

2. Who is this King of glory — who ? 

The Lord, for strength renowned ; 
In battle mighty ; o'er His foes 
Eternal Victor crowned. - 

3. Erect your heads, ye gates, unfold 

In state, to entertain 
The King of glory ; see, He comes 
With all His shining train. 

4. WTio is this King of glory — who ? 

The Lord of hosts renowned ; 
Of glory He alone is King, 
Who is with glory crowned. 
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188. L. M. Watts. 

Thou hast ascexded on high. — Ps. 68 : IS. 

1. Lord, when Thou didst ascend on high, 
Ten thousand angels filled the sky ; 
Those heavenly guards around Thee wait, 
Like chariots that attend Thy state. 

2. Not Sinai's mountain could appear 
v More glorious when the Lord was there ; 
While He pronounced His dreadful law, 
And struck the chosen tribes with awe. 

3. How bright the triumph none can tell, 
When the rebellious powers of hell, 
That thousand souls had captive made, 
Were all in chains, like captives, led. 

4. Raised by His Father to the throne, 
He sent the promised Spirit down, 
With gifts and grace for rebel men, 
That God might dwell on earth again. 



189. C. M. Watts. 

A CLOUD RECEIVED HlM OUT OF THEIR SIGHT. — Acts 1 : 9. 

1. Hosaxxa to the Prince of Light, 

That clothed Himself in clay, 
Entered the iron gates of death, 
And tore the bars away. 

2. Death is no more the king of dread, 

Since our Immanuel rose ; 
He took the tyrant's sting away, 
And spoiled our hellish foes. 
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3. See, how the Conqueror mounts aloft., 

And to His Father flies, 
"With scars of honor in His flesh, 
And triumph in His eyes. 

4. Eaise your devotion, mortal tongues, 

To reach His blest abode ; 
Sweet be the accents of your songs 
To our incarnate God. 

5. Bright angels, strike your loudest strings, 

Your sweetest voices raise ; 
Let heaven, and all created things, 
Sound our Immanuel's praise. 

190. L. M. Watts. 

The Lokd our God. — Rev. 19 : 1. 

1. Begin, my soul, the heavenly song, 
A burden for an angel's tongue ; 

"When Gabriel sounds these awful things, 
He tunes and summons all his strings. 

2. He that distributes crowns and thrones 
Hangs on a tree, and bleeds, and groans ; 
The Prince of Life resigns His breath ; 
The King of Glory bows to death. 

3. But see the wonders of His power ; 
He triumphs in His dying hour ; 
And while by Satan's rage He fell, 
He dashed the rising hopes of hell. 

4. Thus were the hosts of death subdued, 
And sin was drowned in Jesus' blood ; 
Then He arose, and reigns above, 
And conquers shiners by His love. 

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CHRIST. — THE WAY OF SALVATIOX. 

191. CM. Watts. 

Justified by the faith of Chkist. — Gal. 2 : 16. 

1. In vain we seek for peace with God 

By methods of our own ; 
Jesus, there's nothing but Thy blood 
Can bring us near the throne. 

2. The threatenings of the broken law 

Impress the soul with dread ; 
If God His sword of vengeance draw, 
It strikes the spirit dead. 

3. But Thine illustrious sacrifice 

Hath answered these demands ; 
And peace and pardon from the skies 
Are offered by Thy hands. 

4. 'Tis by Thy death we live, O Lord ; 

'Tis on Thy cross we rest ; 
Forever be Thy love adored, 
Thy name forever blest. 

192. L. M. S. Stennett. 

The Lord hath prepared a sacrifice. — Zeph. 1 : 7. 

1. How shall the sons of men appear, 
Great God, before Thine awful bar? 
How may the guilty hope to find 
Acceptance with the Eternal Mind ? 

2. Not vows, nor groans, nor broken cries, 
Not the most costly sacrifice, 

Not infant blood, profusely spilt, 
Will expiate a sinner's guilt. 

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3. Thy blood, dear Jesus, Thine alone, 
Hath sovereign virtue to atone ; 
Here we will rest our only plea, 
When we approach, great God, to Thee. 

193. C. M. Watts. 

Lo, I COME. — Ps. 40 : 7. 

1. Thus saith the Lord : " Your work is vain 

Give your burnt offerings o'er ; 
In dying goats and bullocks slain, 
My soul delights no more." 

2. Then spake the Saviour : " Lo, I'm here, 

My God, to do Thy will ; 
Whate'er Thy sacred books declare, 
Thy servant shall fulfil. 

3. " Thy law is ever in my sight ; 

I keep it near my heart ; 
Mine ears are open with delight 
To what Thy lips impart." 

4. And see, the blest Redeemer comes, 

The eternal Son appears, 
And at the appointed time assumes 
The body God prepares. 

5. His Father's honor touched his heart ; 

He pitied sinners' cries, 
And, to fulfil a Saviour's part, 
Was made a Sacrifice. 

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194. C. M. Do ARE. 

I AM THE WAY, AND THE TEUTH, AND THE LIFE. — John 14 : 6. 

1. Thou art the Way ; to Thee alone 

From sin and death we flee ; 
And he who would the Father seek, 
Must seek Him, Lord, by Thee. 

2. Thou art the Truth ; Thy word alone 

True wisdom can impart ; 
Thou only canst inform the mind, 
And purify the heart. 

3. Thou art the Life ; the rending tomb 

Proclaims Thy conquering arm ; 
And those who put their trust in Thee 
Nor death nor hell shall harm. 

4. Thou art the Way, the Truth, the Life ; 

Grant us that Way to know ; 
That Truth to keep, that Life to win, 
Whose joys eternal flow. 



195. L. M. Watts. 

Made unto tjs wisdom, and eighteousxess, etc. —1 Cor. 1 : 30. 

1. Buried in shadows of the night 
We lie till Christ restores the light ; 
Wisdom descends to heal the blind, 
And chase the darkness of the mind. 

2. Our guilty souls are drowned in tears 
Till His atoning blood appears ; 
Then we awake from deep distress. 
And sin^ the Lord our Righteousness. 

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3. Jesus beholds where Satan reigns, 
Binding his slaves in heavy chains ; 
He sets the prisoners free, and breaks 
The iron bondage from our necks. 

4. Poor helpless worms in Thee possess 
Grace, wisdom, power, and righteousness ; 
Thou art our mighty All, and we 

Give our whole selves, O Lord, to Thee. 



196. S. M. Watts. 

The Loed hath laid ox Uim the iniquity of us all. — Is. 53 : 6. 

1. Like sheep we went astray, 

And broke the fold of God ; 
Each wandering in a different way, 
But all the downward road. 

2. How dreadful was the hour 

When God our wanderings laid, 
And did at once His vengeance pour 
Upon the Shepherd's head ! 

3. How orlorious was the £race 

When Christ sustained the stroke ! 
His life and blood the Shepherd pays 
A ransom for the flock. 

4. His honor and His breath 

Were taken both away ; 
Joined with the wicked in His death, 

And made as vile as they. 

5. But God shall raise His head 

O'er all the sons of men, 
And make Him see a numerous seed, 
To recompense His pain. 
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6. I'll give Him, saith the Lord, 
A portion with the strong ; 
He shall possess a large reward, 
And hold His honors long. 

197. C. M. Watts. 

Being justified by His geace. — Tit. 3 : 7. 

1. Tis not by works of righteousness 

Which our own hands have done : 
But we are saved by sovereign grace, 
Abounding through His Son. 

2. 'Tis from the mercy of our God 

That all our hopes begin ; 
'Tis by the water and the blood 
Our souls are washed from sin. 

3. 'Tis through the purchase of His death 

Who hung upon the tree, 
The Spirit is sent down to breathe 
On such dry bones as we. 

4. Raised from the dead, we live anew ; 

And justified by grace, 
We shall appear in glory too, 
And see our Father's face. 



198. S. M. Watts. 

Redemption through His blood. — Eph. 1 : 7. 

1. Not all the blood of beasts, 
On Jewish altars slain, 
Could give the guilty conscience peace, 
Or wash away the stain. 
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2. But Christ, the heavenly Lamb, 

Takes all our sins away ; 
A Sacrifice of nobler name 
And richer blood than they. 

3. My faith would lay her hand 

On that dear head of Thine, 
While like a penitent I stand, 
And there confess my sin. 

4. My soul looks back to see 

The burdens Thou didst bear, 
When hanging on the cursed tree, 
And hopes her guilt was there. 

5. Believing, we rejoice 

To see the curse remove ; 
We bless the Lamb with cheerful voice, 
And sing His bleeding love. 

199 C. M. Steele. 

The Savioue. — John 4 : 42. 

1. The Saviour ! O, what endless charms 

Dwell in that blissful sound ! 
Irs influence every fear disarms, 
And spreads sweet comfort round. 

2. Here pardon, life, and joy divine 

In rich effusion flow 
For guilty rebels, lost in sin, 
And doomed to endless woe. 

3. The almighty Former of the skies 

Stooped to our vile abode ; 
While angels viewed with wondering eyes. 
And hailed the incarnate God. 
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4. O the rich depths of love divine ! 

Of bliss a boundless store ! 
Dear Saviour, let me call Thee mine ; 
I cannot wish for more. 

5. On Thee alone my hope relies ; 

Beneath thy cross I fall ; 
My Lord, my Life, my Sacrifice, 
My Saviour, and my All. 



200. H. M. C. Wesley. 

Jesus made a Surety. — Heb. 7: 22. 

1. Arise, my soul, arise ; 

Shake off thy guilty fears ; 
The bleeding Sacrifice 

In my behalf appears ; 
Before the throne my Surety stands ; 
My name is written on His hands. 

2. He ever lives above, 

For me to intercede ; 
His all-redeeming love, 

His precious blood, to plead; 
His blood atoned for all our race, 
And sprinkles now the throne of grace. 

3. Five bleeding wounds He bears, 

Received on Calvary ; 
They pour effectual prayers, 
They strongly speak for me. 
Forgive him, O, forgive, they cry, 
Nor let that ransomed sinner die. 

4. The Father hears Him pray, 

His dear anointed One ; 

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He cannot turn away 

The presence of His Son ; 
His Spirit answers to the blood, 
And tells me I am born of God. 

5. My God is reconciled ; 

His pardoning voice I hear ; 
He owns me for His child ; 
I can no longer fear ; 
"With confidence I now draw nigh, 
And Father ! Abba, Father ! cry. 

201. S. M. Watts. 

Sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus. — Heb. 10: 10. 

1. How heavy is the night 

That hangs upon our eyes ; 
Till Christ, with His reviving light, 
Over our souls arise ! 

2. Our guilty spirits dread 

To meet the wrath of Heaven ; 
But in His righteousness arrayed, 
We see our sins forgiven. 

3. Unholy and impure 

Are all our thoughts and ways ; 
HQs hands infected nature cure 
With sanctifying grace. 

4. The powers of hell agree 

To hold our souls in vain ; 
He sets the sons of bondage free, 
And breaks the cursed chain. 

5. Lord, we adore Thy ways 

To bring us near to God — 
Thy sovereign power, Thy healing grace, 
And Thine atoning blood. 

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DOXOLOGY. 

To Father, Spirit, Son, 

Whom angel hosts adore, 
Give worship, honor, glory, power, 

Both now and evermore. 

202. C. M. Watts. 

Herein is love. — 1 John 4 : 10. 

1. Plunged in a gulf of dark despair, 

We wretched sinners lay, 
Without one cheerful beam of hope, 
Or spark of glimmering day. 

2. With pitying eyes, the Prince of grace 

Beheld our helpless grief; 
He saw, and O, amazing love ! 
He ran to our relief. 

3. Down from the shining seats above, 

With joyful haste He tied, 
Entered the grave in mortal flesh, 
And dwelt among the dead. 

4. He spoiled the powers of darkness thus, 

And brake our iron chains ; 
Jesus has freed our captive souls 
From everlasting pains. 

5. O, for this love let rocks and hills 

Their lasting silence break, 
And all harmonious human tongues 
The Saviour's praises speak. 

6. Angels, assist our mighty joys ; 

Strike all your harps of gold ; 
But when you raise your highest notes, 
His love can ne'er be told. 
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203. H. M. Reed. 

Having made peace through the blood of His cross. — Col. 1 : 20. 



1. Ye saints, your music bring, 

Attuned to sweetest sound, 
Strike every trembling string, 
Till earth and heaven resound ; 
The triumphs of the cross we sing ; 
Awake, ye saints, each joyful string. 

2. The cross, the cross alone, 

Subdued the powers of hell ; 
Like lightning from his throne 

The prince of darkness fell ; 
The triumphs of the cross we sing ; 
Awake, ye saints, each joyful string. 

3. The cross hath power to save 

From all the foes that rise ; 
The cross hath made the grave 

A passage to the skies ; 
The triumphs of the cross we sing ; 
Awake, ye saints, each joyful string. 



204. C. M. Watts. 

I HAVE COMPASSION ON THE MULTITUDE. — Matt. 15 : 32. 

1. How condescending and how kind 

Was God's eternal Son ! 
Our misery reached His heavenly mind, 
And pity brought Him down. 

2. He sank beneath our heavy woes, 

To raise us to His throne ; 
There's ne'er a gift His hand bestows, 
But cost His heart a groan. 
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3. This was compassion like a God, 

That when the Saviour knew 
The price of pardon was His blood, 
His pity ne'er withdrew. 

4. Now, though He reigns exalted high, 

His love is still as great: 
Well He remembers Calvary, 
Nor let His saints forget. 

5. Here let our hearts begin to melt, 

While we His death record, 
And, with our joy for pardoned guilt, 
Mourn that we pierced the Lord. 

205. C. M. S. Stennett. 

He is altogether lovely. — Cant. 5 : 16. 

1. To Christ, the Lord, let every tongue 

Its noblest tribute bring ; 
When He's the subject of the song, t 
Who can refuse to sing ? 

2. Majestic sweetness sits enthroned 

Upon His awful brow ; 
His head with radiant glories crowned, 
His lips with grace o'ernow. 

o. No mortal can with Him compare, 
Among the sons of men ; 
Fairer He is than all the fair 
That fill the heavenly train. 

4. He saw me plunged in deep distress, 
He flew to my relief ; 
For me He bore the shameful cross, 
And carried all my grief. 

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5. To Him I owe my life and breath, 

And all the joys I have ; 
He makes me triumph over death, 
And saves me from the grave. 

6. To heaven, the place of His abode, 

He brings my weary feet, 
Shows me the glories of my God, 
And makes my joys complete. 

7. Since from His bounty I receive 

Such proofs of love divine, 
Had I a thousand hearts to give, 
Lord, they should all be Thine. 

206. 7s. Lyte. 

Who shall dwell in Thy holy hill ? — Ps. 15 : 1. 

1. Who, O Lord, when life is o'er, 
Shall to heavenly mansions soar ? 
Who, an ever-welcome guest, 

In Thy holy place shall rest ? 

2. He whose heart Thy love has warmed ; 
He whose will, to Thine conformed, 
Bids his life unsullied run ; 

He whose words and thoughts are one ; 

3. He who shuns the sinner's road, 
Loving those who love their God ; 
Who, with hope and faith unfeigned, 
Treads the path by Thee ordained ; 

4. He who trusts hi Christ alone, 
Not in aught himself hath done ; 
He, great God, shall be Thy care, 
And Thy choicest blessings share. 



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207. C. BL Watt,. 

God was or Christ, eecoxciling the world ryio Himself. — 2 Cor. 5 

1. Dearest of all the names above, 

My Jesus and my God, 
Who can resist Thv heavenly love, 
Or trifle with Thy blood ? 

2. 'Tis by the merits of Thy death 

The Father smiles again ; 
'Tis by Thine interceding breath 
The Spirit dwells with men. 

3. Till God in human flesh I see. 

My thoughts no comfort find ; 
The holy, just, and sacred Three 
Are terrors to my mind. 

4. But if Emmanuel's face appear, 

My hope, my joy begins : 
His name forbids my slavish fear, 
His grace removes my sins. 

5. While Jews on their own law rely, 

And Greeks of wisdom boast, 
I love the incarnate mystery, 
And there I fix my trust. 

208. S. M. Doddridge. 

Bt geace te aee sated. — Eph. 2 : 5. 

1. Grace ! 'tis a charming sound, 
Harmonious to my ear ; 
Heaven with the echo shall resound. 
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2. Grace first contrived a way 

To save rebellious man ; 
And all the steps that grace display, 
Which drew the wondrous plan. 

3. Grace taught my wandering feet 

To tread the heavenly road ; 
And new supplies each hour I meet, 
While pressing on to God. 

4. Grace all the work shall crown, 

Through everlasting days; 
It lays in heaven the topmost stone, 
And well deserves the praise. 



CHRIST. — NAMES AND CHARACTER 
209- H. M. Watts. 

A NAME TTniCH IS ABOVE EVERY NAME. — Phil. 2 : 9. 

1. Joix all the glorious names 

Of wisdom, love, and power, 
That ever mortals knew, 
That angels ever bore ; 



All are too mean 
To speak His worth, 



Too mean to set 
My Saviour forth. 



2. But O, what gentle terms, 
What condescending ways 
Doth our Redeemer use, 

To teach His heavenly grace T 
Mine eyes with joy 
And wonder see, 



What forms of love 
He bears for me. 



3. Great Prophet of my God, 

My tongue would bless Thy name ; 
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By Thee the joyful news 
Of our salvation came ; 



The joyful news 
Of sins forgiven, 



Of hell subdued, 

And peace with Heaven. 



4. Jesus, my great High Priest, 
Offered His blood and died ; 
My guilty conscience seeks 
No sacrifice beside. 



His powerful blood 
Did once atone, 



And now it pleads 
Before the throne. 



My dear, almighty Lord, 

My Conqueror and my King, 
Thy sceptre and Thy sword, 
Thy reigning grace I sing. 



Thine is the power 
Behold, I sit 



In willing bonds 
Beneath Thy feet. 



210. S. M. Hyde. 

Mighty to save. — Is. 63 : 1. 

1. Constrain me by Thy love, 

My Prophet, Priest, and King; 
Let love for love the heart inspire, 
That would Thy praises sing. 

2. My Prophet's quickening word 

Can pierce my stubborn soul, 
And break my heart, and bend my will 
To His entire control. 

3. My Priest's atoning blood 

Can make me white as snow ; 
Thanks, that this sacrifice divine 
Doth cleanse a sinner so. 

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4. My King's victorious grace 
Can all my sins subdue ; 
Great Prophet, Priest, and King supreme, 
Create my heart anew. 

211. C. M. Logan. 

His xame shall be called Wonderful. — Is. 9 : 6. 

1. To us a Child of hope is born, 

To us a Son is given ; 
Him shall the tribes of earth obey, 
Him all the hosts of heaven. 

2. His name shall be the Prince of Peace, 

Fore verm ore adored ; 
The Wonderful, the Counsellor, 
The great and mighty Lord. 

0. His power, increasing, still shall spread ; 

His reign no end shall know ; 
Justice shall guard His throne above, 
And peace abound below. 

4. To us a Child of hope is born, 
To us a Son is given ; 
The Wonderful, the Counsellor, 
The mighty Lord of heaven. 

212. C. M. Newton. 

Thy xame is as oixtmext poured forth. — Cant. 1 : 3. 

1. How sweet the name of Jesus sounds 

In a believer's ear ! 
It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, 
And drives away his fear, 
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2. It makes the wounded spirit whole, 

And calms the troubled breast ; 
'Tis manna to the hungry soul, 
And to the weary, rest. 

3. By Thee my prayers acceptance gain, 

Although with sin defiled ; 
Satan accuses me in vain, 
And I am owned a child. 

4. Jesus, my Shepherd, Husband, Friend, 

My Prophet, Priest, and King ; 
My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End, 
Accept the praise I bring. 

5. Weak is the effort of my heart, 

And cold my warmest thought ; 
But when I see Thee as Thou art, 
I'll praise Thee as I ought. 

6. Till then I would Thy love proclaim 

With every fleeting breath ; 
And may the music of Thy name 
Refresh my soul in death. 



213. C. M. Dodd RIDGE. 

Unto you therefore which believe He is precious. — 1 Pet. 2 : 7. 

1. Jesus, I love Thy charming name ; 

'Tis music to mine ear ; 
Fain would I sound it out so loud 
That earth and heaven should hear. 

2. Yes, Thou art precious to my soul, 

My transport and my trust ; 
Jewels to Thee are gaudy toys, 
And gold is sordid dust. 

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3. All my capacious powers can wish, 

In Thee do richly meet ; 
Nor to mine eyes is light so dear, 
Nor friendship half so sweet. 

4. Thy grace still dwells upon my heart, 

And sheds its fragrance there ; 
The noblest balm of all its wounds, 
The cordial of its care. 

5. I'll speak the honors of Thy name 

With my last laboring breath ; 
Then, speechless, clasp Thee in mine arm 
The Antidote of death. 



214. L. M. Medl 

I KXOTT THAT MY REDEEMER LIVETH. — Job 19 : 25. 

1. "I know that my Redeemer lives ; " 
What comfort this sweet sentence gives ! 
He lives, He lives, who once was dead ; 
He lives, my ever-living Head. 

2. He lives, triumphant from the grave ; 
He lives, eternally to save ; 

He lives, all glorious in the sky ; 
He lives, exalted there on high. 

3. He lives, to bless me with His love ; 
He lives, to plead for me above ; 
He lives, my hungry soul to feed ; 
He lives, to help in time of need. 

4. He lives, to silence all my fears ; 

He lives, to stoop and wipe my tears ; 
He lives, to calm my troubled heart ; 
He lives, all blessings to impart. 

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5. He lives, and grants me daily breath ; 
He lives, and I shall conquer death ; 
He lives, my mansion to prepare ; 
He lives, to bring me safely there. 

6. He lives ; all glory to His name ; 
He lives, my Jesus still the same ; 

0. the sweet joy this sentence gives, 
" I know that my Redeemer lives " ! 

215. CM. C. Wesley. 

I am He that liveth. — Rev. 1 : 18. 

1. I know that my Redeemer lives, 

And ever prays for me ; 
A token of His love He gives, 
A pledge of liberty. 

2. I find Him lifting up my head ; 

He brings salvation near ; 
His presence makes me free indeed, 
And He will soon appear. 

3. He wills that I should holy be ; 

What can withstand His will ? 
The counsel of His grace in me 
He surely shall fulfil. 

4. When God is mine, and I am His, 

Of paradise possessed, 
I taste unutterable bliss, 
And everlasting rest. 

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216. L. M. Steele. 

Because I live ye shall livb also. — John 14 : 19. 

1. When sins and fears prevailing rise, 

And fainting hope almost expires, 
Jesus, to Thee I lift my eyes. 

To Thee I breathe my soul's desires. 

2. If my immortal Saviour lives, 

Then my immortal life is sure ; 
His word a firm foundation gives ; 
Here let me build, and rest secure. 

3. Here let my faith unshaken dwell ; 

Immovable the promise stands ; 
Not all the powers of earth or hell 
Can e'er dissolve the sacred bands. 

4. Here, O my soul, Thy trust repose ; 

If Jesus is forever mine, 
Not death itself, that last of foes, 
Shall break a union so divine. 



217. c. m. 

The desire of our soul is to Thy name.- Is. 26:8. 

1. Thou dear Redeemer, dying Lamb, 

I love to hear of Thee ; 
No music's like Thy charming name, 
Nor half so sweet can be. 

2. O, may I ever hear Thy voice 

In mercy to me speak ; 
And in my Priest will I rejoice, 
Thou great Melchisedec. 

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3. My Jesus shall be still my theme, 

While on this earth I stay ; 
I'll sing my Jesus' lovely name, 
When all things else decay. 

4. When I appear in yonder cloud, 

With all His favored throng, 
Then will I sing more sweet, more loud, 
And Christ shall be my song. 

218. C. P. M. Medley. 

The y shall see the glory of the Lord. — Is. 35 : 2. 

1. O, could I speak the matchless worth, 
O, could I sound the glories forth, 

Which in my Saviour shine, 
I'd soar, and touch the heavenly strings, 
And vie with Gabriel, while he sings 

In notes almost divine. 

2. I'd sing the precious blood He spilt — 
My ransom from the dreadful guilt 

Of sin and wrath divine ; 
I'd sing His glorious righteousness, 
In which all-perfect, heavenly dress 

My soul shall ever shine. 

3. I'd sing the characters He bears, 
And all the forms of love He wears, 

Exalted on His throne ; 
In loftiest songs of sweetest praise, 
I would to everlasting days 

Make all His glories known. 

4. Well, the delightful day will come, 
When my dear Lord will bring me home, 

And I shall see His face ; 

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Then, with my Saviour, Brother, Friend, 
A blest eternity I'll spend, 
Triumphant in His grace. 



219. S. M. Steele. 

He shall feed His flock like a shepherd. — Is. 40 : U. 

1. While my Redeemer's near, 

My Shepherd and my Guide, 
I bid farewell to anxious fear ; 
My wants are all supplied. 

2. To ever-fragrant meads, 

Where rich abundance grows, 
His gracious hand, indulgent, leads, 
And guards my sweet repose. 

3. Dear Shepherd, if I stray, 

My wandering feet restore ; 
To Thy fair pastures guide my way, 
And let me rove no more. 



220. L. M. Watts. 

Tell me, O Thou -whom my soul loveth, tvheee Thou feedest. 

Cant. 1 : 7. 

1. Thou, whom my soul admires above 
All earthly joy and earthly love, 
Tell me, dear Shepherd, let me know 
Where doth Thy sweetest pasture grow ? 

2. Where is the shadow of that rock, 
That from the sun defends Thy flock ? 
Fain would I feed among Thy sheep, 
Among them rest, among them sleep. 

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3. The footsteps of Thy flock I see ; 
Thy sweetest pastures, here they be ; 
A wondrous feast Thy love prepares, 

Bought with Thy wounds, and groans, and tears. 

4. His dearest flesh He makes my food, 
Ar*d bids me drink His richest blood ; 
Here, to these hills, my soul will come, 
Till my Beloved lead me home. 

221. CM. Heginbotham. 

I am the good Shepheed.— John 10 : 14. 

1. To Thee, my Shepherd and my Lord, 

A grateful song I'll raise ; 
O, let the humblest of Thy flock 
Attempt to speak Thy praise. 

2. My life, my joy, my hope, I owe 

To Thine amazing love ; 
Ten thousand thousand comforts here, 
And nobler bliss above. 

3. To Thee my trembling spirit flies, 

With sin and grief oppressed ; 
Thy gentle voice dispels my fears, 
And lulls my cares to rest. 

4. Lead on, dear Shepherd ; led by Thee, 

No evil shall I fear ; 
Soon shall I reach Thy fold above, 
And praise Thee better there. 
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222. L. M. Watts. 

Ix THE MIDST OF THE THROXE OF THE FOUR BEASTS, AXD IN' THE MIDST OF 
THE ELDEES, STOOD A L.AMB, AS IT HAD BEEN' SLAIX. — Rev. 5 : l>. 

1. All mortal vanities, begone, 

Nor tempt my eyes, nor tire my ears ; 
Behold, amid the eternal throne 
A vision of the Lamb appears. 

2. Lo, He receives a sealed book 

From Him that sits upon the throne ; 
Jesus, my Lord, prevails to look 

On dark decrees and things unknown. 

3. All the assembling saints around 

Fall worshipping before the Lamb, 
And in new songs of gospel sound 
Address their honors to His name. 

4. The joy, the shout, the harmony 

Flies o'er the everlasting hills ; 
" Worthy art Thou, alone," they cry, 
" To read the book, to loose the seals." 

5. Our voices join the heavenly strain, 

And with transporting pleasure sing, 
" Worthy the Lamb, that once was slain, 
To be our. eacher and our Kino-." 

223. 7S. TOPLADY. 

The Sun of Righteousness. — Mai. 4 : 2. 

1. Christ, whose glory fills the skies, 
Christ, the true, the only Light, 
Sun of Righteousness, arise, 

Triumph o'er the shades of night ; 
Dayspring from on high, be near ; 
Daystar, in my heart appear. 

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2. Visit, then, this soul of mine ; 

Pierce the gloom of sin and grief ; 
Fill me, Radiancy divine ; 

Scatter all my unbelief ; 
More and more Thyself display, 
Shining to the perfect day. 

224. 8s & 7s. Madax's Coll. 

The people that walked in daekxess hate seen a great Light. 

Is. \) : -l. 

1. Light of those whose dreary dwelling 

Borders on the shades of death, 
Come, and Thy clear .-elf revealing, 
Dissipate the clouds beneath. 

2. Still we wait for Thine appearing ; 

Life and joy Thy beams impart, 
Chasing all our fears, and cheering 
Every poor, benighted heart. 

3. Save us in Thy great compassion, 

O Thou mild, pacific Prince ; 
Give the knowledge of salvation, 
Give the pardon of our sins. 

4. By Thine all-sufficient merit, 

Every burdened soul release ; 
By the influence of Thy Spirit, 
Guide us into perfect peace. 



225. C. M. Newtox. 

This is my Friend. — Cant. 5 : 16. 

1. He, who on earth as man was known, 
And bore our sins and pains, 
Now, seated on the eternal throne, 
The God of glory reigns. 

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2. His hands the wheels of nature guide, 

With an unerring skill, 
And countless worlds, extended wide, 
Obey His sovereign will. 

3. While harps unnumbered sound His praise 

In yonder world above, 
His saints on earth admire His ways, 
And glory in His love. 

4. When troubles, like a burning sun, 

Beat heavy on their head, 
To this almighty Rock they run, 
And find a pleasant shade. 

5. How glorious He, how happy they, 

In such a glorious Friend, 
Whose love secures them all the way, 
And crowns them at the end ! 



226, 8s & 7s. Newton. 

TlIERE IS A FRIEXD THAT STICKETH CLOSER THAN - A BROTHER. — PrOV. 18 : 24. 

1. One there is, above all others. 

Well deserves the name of Friend ; 
His is love beyond a brother's, 

Costly, free, and knows no end. 
They who once His kindness prove 
Find it everlasting love. 

2. Which of all our friends, to save us, 

Could or would have shed his blood ? 
But our Jesus died to have us 

Reconciled in Him to God. 
This was boundless love indeed ; 
Jesus is a Friend in need. 

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3. When He lived on earth abased, 

Friend of Sinners was His name ; 
Now above all glory raised, 

He rejoices in the same. 
Still He calls them brethren, friends, 
And to all their wants attends. 

4. O for grace our hearts to soften ! 

Teach us, Lord, at length to love ; 
We, alas ! forget too often 

What a Friend we have above ; 
But when home our souls are brought, 
We will love Thee as we ought. 

227. L. M. Scott. 

IS THERE NO PHYSICIAN THERE ? — Jer. 8 : 22. 

1. Why droops my soul, with grief oppressed? 
Whence these wild tumults in my breast? 
Is there no balm to heal my wound ? 

No kind physician to be found ? 

2. Raise to the cross thy weeping eyes ; 
Behold, the Prince of glory dies ! 
He dies extended on the tree, 

Thence sheds a sovereign balm for thee. 

3. Dear Saviour, at Thy feet I lie, 
Here to receive a cure, or die ; 

But grace forbids that painful fear — 
Infinite grace, which triumphs here. 

4. Expand, my soul, with holy joy ; 
Hosannas be thy blest employ, 
Salvation thy eternal theme, 

And swell the song with Jesus' name. 
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NAMES AND CHARACTERS. 

228. L. M. Medley. 

The loving kixd^esses of the Lord. — Is. Go : 7. 

1. Awake, my soul, in joyful lays. 

And sing thy great Redeemer's praise ; 
He justly claims a song from me ; 
His loving kindness. O, how free ! 

2. He saw me ruined in the fall. 

Yet loved me, notwithstanding all ; 
He saved me from my lost estate ; 
His loving kindness, O, how great ! 

3. TThen trouble, like a gloomy cloud, 
Has gathered thick and thundered loud, 
He near my soul has always stood ; 
His loving kindness, O, how good ! 

4. Often I feel my sinful heart 
Prone from my Jesus to depart ; 
But though I have Him oft forgot, 
His loving kindness changes not. 

5. Soon shall I pass the gloomy vale, 
Soon all my mortal powers must fail ; 
O. may my last, expiring breath 

His loving kindness sing in death. 

6. Then let me mount and soar away 
To the bright world of endless day, 
And sing, with rapture and surprise, 
His loving kindness in the skies. 

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229. C. M. Comtek. 

In that day theke shall be a Fountain opened. — Zech. 13: L 

1. There is a Fountain filled with blood, 

Drawn from Immanuel's veins ; 
And sinners, plunged beneath that flood, 
Lose all their guilty stains. 

2. The dying thief rejoiced to see 

That Fountain in his day ; 
And there have I, as vile as he, 
Washed all my sins away. 

3. Dear dying Lamb, Thy precious blood 

Shall never lose its power, 
Till all the ransomed church of God 
Be saved, to sin no more. 

4. E'er since, by faith, I saw the stream 

Thy flowing wounds supply, 
Redeeming love has been my theme, 
And shall be, till I die. 

5. Then in a nobler, sweeter song, 

I'll sing Thy power to save, 
When this poor lisping, stammering tongue 
Lies silent in the grave. 

230. 8s, 7s, & 4. Kelly. 

With Thee is the Fountain of life. — Ps. SG : 9. 

1. See, from Zion's sacred mountain, 
Streams of living water flow ; 
God has opened there a Fountain 
That supplies the world below ; 

They are blessed 
Who its sovereign virtues know. 
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2. Through ten thousand channels flowing, 

Streams of mercy find their way ; 
Life, and health, and joy bestowing, 
Making all around look gay ; 

O ye nations, 
Hail the long-expected day. 

3. Gladdened by the flowing treasure, 

All-enriching as it goes. 
Lo, the desert smiles with pleasure, 
Buds and blossoms as the rose ; 

Every object 
Sings for joy where'er it flows. 



231. L. M. Browne. 

A MAS SIIALL BE AS AN HlDIXG-PL ACE. — Is. 32 : 2. 

1. Hail, sovereign love, that first began 
The scheme to rescue fallen man ; 
Hail, matchless, free, eternal grace, 
That gave my soul a Hiding-place. 

2. Against the God that rules the sky 
I fought with hand uplifted high ; 
Despised His rich, abounding grace, 
Too proud to seek a Hiding-place. 

3. But thus the eternal counsel ran : 
" Almighty love, arrest that man." 
I felt the arrow of distress. 

And found I had no Hiding-place. 

4. Indignant justice stood in view ; 
To Sinai's fiery mount I flew ; 

But Justice cried, with frowning face, 
" This mountain i< no Hiding-place." 

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5. Ere long a heavenly voice I heard. 
And Mercy's angel form appeared ; 
She led me on, with gentle pace, 
To Jesus, as rny Hiding-place. 

6. On Him Almighty vengeance fell. 
That must have sunk a world to hell ; 
He bore it for the chosen race, 

And thus became their Hiding-place. 

7. A few more rolling suns, at most, 
Will land me safe on Canaan".- coast. 
Where I shall sing the song of grace, 
And see my glorious Hiding-place. 

232. 7S. TOPLADT. 

That Rock was Cheist. — 1 Cor. 10 : 4. 

1. Eock of Ages, cleft for me. 
Let me hide myself in Thee : 
Let the water and the blood. 
From Thy riven side which flowed, 
Be of sin the double cure ; 
Cleanse me from its guilt and power. 

2. Could my zeal no respite know. 
Could my tears forever flow. 
All for sin could not atone ; 
Thou must save, and Thou alone ; 
Nothing in my hand I bring ; 
Simply to Thy cro^s I cling. 

3. While I draw this fleeting breath. 
When my heart-strings break in death, 
When I soar to worlds unknown. 

See Thee on Thy judgment throne, 
Rock of Ages, cleft for me. 
Let me hide myself in Thee. 
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233. L. M. Steele. 

I GIVE UXTO THEM ETERNAL LIFE. — John 10 : 28. 

1. Thou only Sovereign of my heart, 

My Refuge, my almighty Friend, 
And can my soul from Thee depart, 
On whom alone my hopes depend ? 

2. Whither, ah, whither shall I go, 

A wretched wanderer from my Lord ? 
Can this dark world of sin and woe 
One glimpse of happiness afford? 

3. Eternal life Thy words impart ; 

On these my fainting spirit lives ; 
Here sweeter comforts cheer my heart 
Than all the round of nature gives. 

4. Let earth's alluring joys combine ; 

"While Thou art near, in vain they call ; 
One smile, one blissful smile of Thine, 
My dearest Lord, outweighs them all. 

5. Low at Thy feet my soul would lie , 

Here safety dwells and peace divine ; 
Still let me live beneath Thine eye, 
For life, eternal life, is Thine. 

234. 7s. C. Wesley. 

A Eefuge from the storm. — Is. 25 : 4. 

1. Jests, Lover of my soul, 
Let me to Thy bosom fly, 
While the nearer waters roll, 

While the tempest still is high ; 
Hide me, my Saviour, hide, 
Till the storm of life is past ; 
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Safe into the haven guide ; 
O, receive my soul at last. 

2. Other refuge have I none ; 

Hangs my helpless soul on Thee ; 
Leave, ah, leave me not alone ; 

Still support and comfort me. 
All my trust on Thee is stayed ; 

All my help from Thee I bring ; 
Cover my defenceless head 

With the shadow of Thy wing. 

3. Thou, O Christ, art all I want ; 

More than all in Thee I find ; 
Raise the fallen, cheer the faint ; 

Heal the sick, and lead the blind. 
Just and holy is Thy name ; 

I am all unrighteousness ; 
False, and full of sin, I am ; 

Thou art full of truth and grace. 

235. L. M. ZlNZENDORF. 

He hath covered me with the kobe of righteousness. — Is. 61 : 10. 

1. Jesus, Thy blood and righteousness 
My beauty are, my glorious dress ; 
'Mid flaming worlds, in these arrayed, 
With joy shall I lift up my head. 

2. When from the dust of death I rise, 
To take my mansion in the skies, 
E'en then shall this be all my plea : 
" Jesus hath lived, and died for me." 

3. Bold shall I stand in that great day ; 
For who aught to my charge shall lay ? 
While, through Thy blood, absolved I am 
From sin's tremendous curse and shame. 

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4. Thus Abraham, the friend of God, 
Thus all the armies bought with blood, 
Saviour of sinners, Thee proclaim ; 
Sinners, of whom the chief I am. 

5. This spotless robe the same appears 
When ruined nature sinks in years ; 
ISo age can change its glorious hue ; 
The robe of Christ is ever new. 

6. O, let the dead now hear Thy voice ; 
Bid. Lord, Thy banished ones rejoice ; 
Their beauty this, their glorious dress, 
Jesus, the Lord, our Eighteousness. 

236. L. M. Grant. 

Touched with the feeling of oue ixfiemities.— Heb. 4 : 15. 

1. When gathering clouds around I view, 
And days are dark, and friends are few, 
On Him I lean, who, not in vain, 
Experienced every human pain ; 

He sees my griefs, allays my fears, 
And counts and treasures up my tears. 

2. If aught should tempt my soul to stray 
From heavenly wisdom's narrow way, 
To fly the good I would pursue, 

Or do the thing I would not do, 
Still He who felt temptation's power, 
Will guard me in that dangerous hour. 

3. When, mourning, o'er some stone I bend, 
Which covers all that was a friend. 
And from his hand, his voice, his smile, 
Divides me for a little while, 

My Saviour marks the tears I shed, 
For "Jesus wept" o'er Lazarus dead. 
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4. And, O, when I have safely passed 
Through every conflict but the last, 
Still, Lord, unchanging, watch beside 
My dying bed, for Thou hast died ; 
Then point to realms of cloudless day, 
And wipe the latest tear away. 



237. C. M. Watts. 

Christ was o> t ce offered to beae the sins of many. — Heb. 9: 28. 

1. The true Messiah now appears ; 

The types are all withdrawn ; 
So fly the shadows and the stars 
Before the rising dawn. 

2. No smoking sweets, nor bleeding lambs, 

Nor kid, nor bullock slain ; 
Incense and spice of costly names 
Would all be burned in vain. 

3. Aaron must lay his robes away, 

His mitre and his vest, 
When God Himself comes down to be 
The Offering and the Priest. 

4. He took our mortal flesh to show 

The wonders of His love ; 
For us He paid His life below, 
And prays for us above. 

5. " Father," He cries, " forgive their sins, 

For I Myself have died ; " 
And then He shows His open veins, 
And pleads His wounded side. 
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238. C. M. Watts. 

We have a great High Peiest. — Heb. 4: 14. 

1. With joy we meditate the grace 

Of our High Priest above ; 
His heart is made of tenderness, 
His bowels melt with love. 

2. Touched with a sympathy within, 

He knows our feeble frame ; 
He knows what sore temptations mean, 
For He has felt the same. 

3. But spotless, innocent, and pure, 

The great Redeemer stood ; 
While Satan's fiery darts He bore, 
And did resist to blood. 

4. He, in the days of feeble flesh, 

Poured out His cries and tears ; 
And in His measure feels afresh 
What every member bears. 

5. Then let our humble faith address 

His mercy and His power ; 
We shall obtain delivering grace, 
In the distressing hour. 



239. L. M. Logan. 

Tempted like as we ake. — Heb. 4 : 15. 

1. Where high the heavenly temple stands, 
The house of God not made with hands, 
A great High Priest our nature wears, 
The Guardian of mankind appears. 
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2. Though now ascended up on high, 
He bends on earth a brother's eye ; 
Partaker of the human name, 

He knows the frailty of our frame. 

3. Our Fellow-sufferer yet retains 
A fellow-feeling of our pains, 
And still remembers, in the skies, 
His tears, His agonies, and cries. 

4. In every pang that rends the heart, 
The Man of Sorrows had a part ; 
He sympathizes in our grief^ 

And to the sufferer sends relief. 

5. With boldness, therefore, at the throne, 
Let us make all our sorrows known, 
And ask the aids of heavenly power, 
To help us in the evil hour. 

240. L. M. Steele. 

We have an Advocate with the Fathek. — 1 John 2 : 1. 

1. Where is my God ? Does He retire 

Beyond the reach of humble sighs ? 
Are these weak breathings of desire 
Too languid to ascend the skies ? 

2. Look up, my soul, with cheerful eye ; 

See where the great Redeemer stands, 
The glorious Advocate on high, 

With precious incense in His hands. 

3. He sweetens every humble groan, 

He recommends each broken prayer ; 
Recline thy hope on Him alone 

Whose power and love forbid despair. 
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4. Teach my weak heart, O gracious Lord, 
With stronger faith to call Thee mine ; 
Bid me pronounce the blissful word, 
My Father, God, with joy divine. 

241. C. M, Watts. 

Theough Him we both have access by one Spieit uxto the 
Fathek. — Epk. 2 : 18. 

1. Come, let us lift our joyful eyes 

Up to the courts above, 
And smile to see our Father there 
Upon a throne of love. 

2. Once 'twas a seat of dreadful wrath, 

And shot devouring flame ; 
Our God appeared consuming fire, 
And vengeance was His name. 

3. Rich were the drops of Jesus' blood, 

That calmed His frowning face, 
That sprinkled o'er the burning throne, 
And turned the wrath to grace. 

4. Now we may bow before His feet, 

And venture near the Lord ; 
No fiery cherub guards His seat, 
Nor double flaming sword. 

5. The peaceful gates of heavenly bliss 

Are opened by the Son ; 
High let us raise our notes of praise, 
And reach the almighty throne. 

6. To Thee ten thousand thanks we bring, 

Great Advocate on high ; 
And glory to the eternal King, 
That lays His fury by. 
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242. L. M. Steele. 

He evee liveth to make intercession. — Heb. 7: 25. 

1. He lives, the great Redeemer lives ; 
What joy the blest assurance gives ! 
And now, before His Father, God, 
Pleads the full merit of His blood. 

2. Repeated crimes awake our fears. 

And justice armed with frowns appears; 
But in the Saviour's lovely face, 
Sweet mercy smiles, and all is peace. 

3. Hence, then, ye black, despairing thoughts ; 
Above our fears, above our faults, 

His powerful intercessions rise. 
And guilt recedes, and terror dies. 

4. In every dark, distressful hour, 
When sin and Satan join their power, 
Let this dear hope repel the dart, 
That Jesus bears us on His heart. 

5. Great Advocate, almighty Friend ! 
On Him our humble hopes depend : 
Our cause can never, never fail, 
For Jesus pleads, and must prevail. 

243. L. M. Medley. 

The Foberunhtes. — Heb. 6: 20. 

1. High on His throne of heavenly light, 
Eternal glory He sustains, 
While saints and angels bless the sight ; 
There Jesus, our Forerunner, reigns. 
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2. He lives salvation to impart 

From sin, and hell, and Satan's wiles ; 
With love eternal in His heart 

There Jesus, our Forerunner, smiles. 

3. Before His heavenly Father's face, 

For every saint He intercedes ; 
For niercy and abounding grace, 

There Jesus, our Forerunner, pleads. 

4. But O, 'tis this completes the whole, 

And all its bliss and glory proves, 
That while eternal ages roll, 

There Jesus, our Forerunner, loves. 



244. H. M. C. TFesley. 

Yet hate I set Mt Ki>'g upo>- My holy hill. — Ps. 2 : 6. 

1. Eejoice ! the Lord is King ; 
Your Lord and King adore ; 
Mortals, give thanks and sing, 
And triumph evermore ; 



Lift up your hearts, 
Lift up your voice ; 



Rejoice, again 
I say, rejoice. 



Jesus, the Saviour, reigns, 
The God of truth and love ; 

When He had purged our stains, 
He took His seat above ; 



Lift up your hearts, 
Lift up your voice •> 



Rejoice, again 
I say, rejoice. 



3. His kingdom cannot fail ; 

He rules o'er earth and heaven : 
The keys of death and hell 
Are to our Jesus given ; 



Lift up your hearts, 
Lift up your voice ; 



Rejoice, again 
I ?ay, rejoice. 



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He sits at God's right hand, 
Till all His foes submit, 

And bow to His command, 
And fall beneath His feet : 



Lift up your hearts, 
Lift up your voice ; 



Rejoice, again 
I say, rejoice. 



He all His foes shall quell, 

Shall all our sins destroy, 
And every bosom swell 
With pure, seraphic joy ; 



Lift up your hearts, 
Lift up your voice ; 



Rejoice, again 
I say, rejoice. 



6. Rejoice in glorious hope, 

Jesus, the Judge, shall come, 
And take His servants up 
To ■ their eternal home ; 



We soon shall hear 
The archangel's voice ; 



The trump of God 
Shall sound, Rejoice ! 



245. L. M. Watts. 

Thou art fairer than the children of men. — Ps. 45 : 2. 

1. The King of saints, how fair His face, 
Adorned with majesty and grace ! 

He comes with blessings from above, 
And wins the nations to His love. 

2. At His right hand our eyes behold 
The queen arrayed in purest gold ; 
The world admires her heavenly dress, 
Her robe of joy and righteousness. 

3. He forms her beauties like His own ; 
He calls and seats her near His throne ; 
Fair stranger, let thine heart forget 
The idols of thy native state. 

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4. happy hour, when thou shalt rise 
To His fair palace in the skies, 

And all thy sons — a numerous train — 
Each like a prince in glory reign. 

5. Let endless honors crown His head ; 
Let every age His praises spread ; 
While we, with cheerful songs, approve 
The condescensions of His love. 

246. L. M. Watts. 

Who, being in the form of Gob, thought it not robbery to be equal 
with God. — Phil. 2: G. 

1. Bright King of glory, dreadful God ! 

Our spirits bow before Thy seat ; 
To Thee we lift an humble thought, 
And worship at Thine awful feet. 

2. A thousand seraphs, strong and bright, 

Stand round the glorious Deity : 
But who, among the sons of light, 
Pretends comparison with Thee ? 

3. Yet there is one of human frame, 

Jesu-. arrayed in flesh and blood, 
Thinks it no robbery to claim 
A full equality with God. 

4. Their glory shines with equal beams ; 

Their essence is forever one ; 
Though They are known by different names, 
The Father God, and God the Son. 

5. Then let the name of Christ, our King, 

With equal honors be adored ; 
His praise let every angel sing, 

And all the nations own Him Lord. 
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247. 8s, 7s, & 4. 

Whe>\ t the Sox of Man sti all come in His glory. — Matt. 25: 31. 

1. Lo, He comes, the King of glory, 

With His chosen tribes to reign ; 
Countless hosts of saints and angels 
Swell the mighty Conqueror's train ; 

Now in triumph. 
Sin and Death are captive led. 

2. See, the rocks and mountains rending, 

All the nations tilled with dread ; 
Hark ! the trump of God, proclaiming, 
Through the mansions of the dead, 

" Come to judgment : 
Stand before the Son of Man ! " 

3. Now behold the dead awaking ; 

Great and small before Him stand ; 
Not one soul forgot or missing ; 
None His orders countermand ; 

All stand waiting 
For their last, decisive doom. 

4. Now awake, ye slumbering virgins ; 

Trim your lamps ; the Bridegroom's near ; 
Let your loins with truth be girded ; 
Signs proclaim He'll soon appear ; 

Mark, the fig tree, 
Budding, shows the summer's near. 

5. Jesus, save a trembling sinner, 

While the storms of vengeance roll ; 
In this general wreck of nature, 
Be the Refuge of my soul : 

Jesus, save me, when the lightnings 
Blaze around from pole to pole. 
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CHRIST. — ADORATION. 
248. C. M. C. Wesley. 

The Lord Jehovah is my Strength axd my Song. — Is. 12: 2. 

1. O for a thousand tongues, to sing 

My great Redeemer's praise ; 
The glories of my God and King, 
The triumphs of His grace. 

2. My gracious Master, and my God, 

Assist me to proclaim, 
To spread, through all the earth abroad, 
The honors of Thy name. 

3. Jesus ! the name that charms our fears, 

That bids our sorrows cease ; 
'Tis music in the sinner's ears ; 
'Tis life, and health, and peace. 

4. He breaks the power of cancelled sin ; 

He sets the prisoner free ; 
His blood can make the foulest clean ; 
His blood availed for me. 

5. He speaks ; and, listening to His voice, 

New life the dead receive ; 
The mournful, broken hearts rejoice ; 
The humble poor believe. 

6. Hear Him, ye deaf ; His praise, ye dumb, 

Your loosened tongues employ ; 
Ye blind, behold your Saviour come ; 
And leap, ye lame, for joy. 
183 



CHRIST. 



249. 7s & 6s. 

Peaisb our God, all ye His servants. — Rev. 19 : 5. 

1. Praise the Lord, who reigns above, 

And keeps His courts below ; 
Praise Him for His boundless love, 

And all His greatness show ; 
Praise Him for His noble deeds ; 

Praise Him for His matchless power ; 
Him, from whom all good proceeds, 

Let earth and heaven adore. 

2. Publish, spread to all around, 

The great Immanuel's name ; 
Let the gospel trumpet sound ; 

Him the Prince of Peace proclaim. 
Praise Him, every tuneful string ; 

All the reach of heavenly art, 
All the power of music bring — 

The music of the heart. 

3. Him, in whom they move and live, 

Let every creature sing ; 
Glory to our Saviour give, 

And homage to our Kino;. 
Hallowed be His name beneath ; 

As in heaven, on earth adored ; 
Praise the Lord in every breath ; 

Let all things praise the Lord. 

250. 7s. Madan's Coll. 

To Him be glory and dominion eorever and ever. Rev. 1 : 6. 

1 . Now begin the heavenly theme ; 
Sing aloud in Jesus' name; 
Ye who His salvation prove, 
Triumph in redeeming love. 
184 



ADORATION. 



2. Ye who see the Father's grace 
Beaming in the Saviour's face, 
As to Canaan on ye move, 
Praise and bless redeeming love. 

3. Mourning souls, dry up your tears ; 
Banish all your guilty fears ; 

See your guilt and curse remove, 
Cancelled by redeeming love. 

4. Ye, alas ! who long have been 
Willing slaves to death and sin, 
Now, from bliss no longer rove ; 
Stop, and taste redeeming love. 

5. Welcome, all by sin oppressed, 
Welcome to His sacred rest ; 
Nothing brought Him from above, 
Nothing but redeeming love. 

6. He subdued the infernal powers ; 
His tremendous foes, and ours, 
From their cursed empire drove, 
Mighty in redeeming love. 

7. Hither, then, your music bring ; 
Strike aloud each joyful string ; 
Mortals, join the hosts above ; 
Join to praise redeeming love, 



251, C. M. Steele. 

The love of Christ. — 2 Cor. 5 : 14. 

1. To our Redeemer's glorious name 

Awake the sacred song ; 
O, may His love — immortal flame — 

Tune every heart and tongue. 
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CHRIST. 



2. His love what mortal thought can reach ? 

What mortal tongue display ? 
Imagination's utmost stretch 
In wonder dies away. 

3. Dear Lord, while we, adoring, pay 

Our humble thanks to Thee, 
May every heart with rapture say, 
" The Saviour died for me." 

4. O, may the sweet, the blissful theme 

Fill every heart and tongue, 
Till strangers love Thy charming name, 
And join the sacred song. 

252. L. M. Doddridge. 

A Peince and a Saviouk. — Act8 5 : 31. 

1. Hail to the Prince of life and peace, 

Who holds the keys of death and hell ; 
The spacious world unseen is His, 

And sovereign power becomes Him well. 

2. In shame and torment once He died ; 

But now He lives forevermore ; 
Bow down, ye saints, around His seat, 
And all ye angel bands adore. 

3. So live forever, glorious Lord, 

To crush Thy foes and guard Thy friends, 
While all Thy chosen tribes rejoice 
That Thy dominion never ends. 

4. Worthy Thy hand to hold the keys, 

Guided by wisdom and by love ; 
Worthy to rule o'er mortal life, 

O'er worlds below, and worlds above. 

186 



ADORATIOX. 



5. Forever reign, victorious King ; 

Wide through the earth Thy name be known ; 
And call rny longing soul to sing 
Subliruer anthems near Thy throne. 

253. 6s 8c 4s. Kingsbury. 

That at the name of Jesus etert knee should bow. — Phil. 2 : 10. 

1. Let us awake our joys ; 
Strike up with cheerful voice ; 

Each creature, sing ; 
Angels, begin the song ; 
Mortals, the strain prolong, 
In accents sweet and strong, 

" Jesus is King." 

2. Proclaim abroad His name ; 
Tell of His matchless fame ; 

What wonders done ; 
Above, beneath, around, 
Let all the earth resound, 
Till heaven's high arch rebound, 

J Victory is won." 

3. He vanquished sin and hell, 
And our last foe will quell ; 

Mourners, rejoice ; 
His dying love adore ; 
Praise Him, now raised in power ; 
Praise Him forevermore, 

With joyful voice. 

4. All hail the glorious day, 
When, through the heavenly way, 

Lo, He shall come, 
While they who pierced Him wail ; 
His promise shall not fail ; 
Saints, see your King prevail ; 

Great Saviour, come. 

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254. 7S. COXDER. 

Palms i>~ their hands. — Rev. 7 : 9. 

1. See the ransomed millions stand, 
Palms of conquest in their hand ; 
This before the throne their strain — 
" Hell is vanquished, Death is slain. 

2. " Blessing, honor, glory, might, 
Are the Conqueror's native right ; 
Thrones and powers before Him fall, 
Lamb of God, and Lord of all." 

255. L. M. Shirley. 

Worthy is the Lamb. — Rev. 5 : 12. 

1. Worthy the Lamb of boundless sway, 

In earth or heaven the Lord of all ; 
Let all the powers of earth obey, 
And low before His footstool fall. 

2. Higher, still higher, swell the strain ; 

Creation's voice, the note prolong ; 
Jesus, the Lamb, shall ever reign; 
Let hallelujahs crown the song. 

Doxology. 

To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 

The God whom heaven and earth adore, 

Be glory as it was of old, 

Is now, and shall be evermore. 
188 



ADORATION. 



256. 8s & 7s. Pratt's Coll. 

Thou art my God, and I -will praise Thee. — Ps. 118: 28. 

1. Cro wist His head with endless blessing, 

Who, in God the Father's name, 
With compassions never ceasing, 
Comes salvation to proclaim. 

2. Lo, Jehovah, we adore Thee ! 

Thee, our Saviour ! Thee, our God ! 
From His throne His beams of glory 
Shine through all the world abroad. 

3. Jesus, Thee our Saviour hailing, 

Thee our God in praise we own ; 
Highest honors, never failing, 
Rise eternal round Thy throne. 

4. Now, ye saints, His power confessing, 

In your grateful strains adore ; 
For His mercy, never ceasing, 
Flows, and flows forevermore. 



257. L. M. Doddridge. 

His throne is ttpholden by mercy.— Prow 20 : 28. 

1. Exalted Prince of life, we own 
The royal honors of Thy throne ; 
'Tis fixed by God's almighty hand, 
And seraphs bow at Tliy command. 

2. Exalted Saviour, we confess 

The sovereign triumphs of Thy grace, 
Where; beams of gentle radiance shine, 
And temper majesty divine.' 

189 



CHRIST. 



3. Wide Thy resistless sceptre sway, 
Till all Thine enemies obey ; 
Wide may Thy cross its virtues prove, 
And conquer millions by its love. 

DOXOLOGY. 

To God the Father, God the Son, 
And God the Spirit, Three in One, 
Be honor, praise, and glory given, 
By all on earth and all in heaven. 

258. 8s & 7s. Bakewell. 

Thou aet worthy, O Lobd, to receive globy. — Rev. 4 : 11. 

L Hail, Thou once despised Jesus ; 

Hail, Thou Galilean King ; 
Thou didst suffer to release us, 

Thou didst free salvation bring. 
Hail, Thou agonizing Saviour, 

Bearer of our sin and shame ; 
By Thy merits we find favor ; 

Life is given through Thy name. 

2. Paschal Lamb, by God appointed, 

All our sins on Thee were laid ; 
By almighty love anointed, 

Thou hast full atonement made ; 
All Thy people are forgiven, 

Through the virtue of Thy blood ; 
Opened is the gate of heaven ; 

Peace is made 'twixt man and God. 

3. Jesus, hail ! enthroned in glory, 

There forever to abide ; 
All the heavenly hosts adore Thee, 
Seated at Thy Father's side ; 
190 



ADORATION. 



There for sinners Thou art pleading, 
There Thou dost our place prepare, 

Ever for us interceding, 
Till in glory we appear. 

4. "Worship, honor, power, and blessing, 

Thou art worthy to receive ; 
Loudest praises, without ceasing, 

Meet it is for us to give ; 
Help, ye bright, angelic spirits ; 

Bring your sweetest, noblest lays ; 
Help to sing our Saviour's merits, 

Help to chant Iniruanuei's praise. 

259. 8s, 7s, & 4s. Kelly. 

And He shall eeigx fobevee axd evee. — Rev. 11 : 15. 

1. Look, ye saints ; the sight is glorious ; 

See the " Man of Sorrows " now ; 
From the fight returned victorious, 
Every knee to Him shall bow ; 

Crown Him, crown Him ; 
Crowns become the Victor's brow. 

2. Crown the Saviour, angels, crown Him ; 

Rich the trophies Jesus brings; 
In the seat of power enthrone Him, 
While the vault of heaven rings ; 

Crown Him, crown Him ; 
Crown the Saviour " King of kings." 

3. Sinners in derision crowned Him, 

Mocking thus the Saviour's claim ; 
Saints and angels crowd around Him, 
Own His title, praise His name ; 

Crown Him, crown Him ; 
Spread abroad the Victor's fame, 
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4. Hark! those bursts of acclamation ! 

Hark ! those loud, triumpliant chords ! 
Jesus takes the highest station ; 
O, what joy the sight affords ! 

Crown Him, crown Him, 
" King of kings, and Lord of lords." 

260. 4s, 6s, & 8s. Brydges. 

Behold the Lamb of God. — John 1 : 29. 

1. Behold the Lamb ! 
O Thou for sinners slain, 
Let it not be in vain 

That Thou hast died ; 
Thee for my Saviour let me take, 
Thee, Thee alone, my Refuge make, 

Thy pierced side. 

2. Behold the Lamb ! 
Archangels, fold your wings ; 
Seraphs, hush all the strings 

Of million lyres : 
The Victim, veiled on earth, in love 
Unveiled, enthroned, adored above, 

All heaven admires. 

3. Behold the Lamb ! 
Saints, wrapped in blissful rest, 
Souls, waiting to be blest — 

O Lord, how long ! 
Thou church on earth, o'erwhelmed with fears, 
Still in this vale of woe and tears, 

Swell the full song. 

4. Behold the Lamb ! 
Worthy is He alone 
To sit upon the throne 

Of God above ; 

192 



One with the Ancient of all days ; 
One with the Paraclete in praise ; 
All light, all love. 



261. 



8s & 7s. 



Caswall. 



TO THE 0>*LY WISE GOD, OUE SAVIOUR, BE GLOBY. — Jude 25. 



1. Sing, my tongue, the Saviour's glory ; 

Tell His triumph far and wide ; 
Tell aloud the famous story 

Of His body crucified ; 
How upon the cross a victim 

Vanquishing in death, He died. 

2. Eating of the tree forbidden, 

Man had sunk in Satan's snare, 
When our pitying Creator 

Did this second tree prepare ; 
Destined, many ages later, 

That first evil to repair. 

3. Blessing, honor everlasting, 

To the immortal Deity ; 
To the Father, Son, and Spirit, 

Equal praises ever be ; 
Glory through the earth and heaven 

To our God in Trinity. 



He -would raise up Cheist to sit ox His throve. — Acts 2 : 30. 



1. Now for a tune of lofty praise 
To great Jehovah's equal Son ; 
Awake, my voice, in heavenly lays ; 
Tell the loud wonders He hath done. 



262. 



L. M. 



Watts. 



13 



193 



CHRIST. 



2. Sing how He left the worlds of light. 

And the bright robes He wore above ; 
How swift and joyful was His flight 
On wings of everlasting love. 

3. Deep in the shades of gloomy death, 

The almighty Captive prisoner lay ; 
The almighty Captive left the earth, 
And rose to everlasting day. 

4. Lift up your eyes, ye sons of light, 

Up to His throne of shining grace ; 
See what immortal glories sit 

Round the sweet beauties of His face. 

DOXOLOGY. 

Now to the Father, and the Son 

Who rose from death, be glory given ; 

With Thee, O holy Comforter, 

Henceforth by all in earth and heaven. 

263. C. M. Watts. 

Worthy is the Lamb that was slain. — Rev. 5 : 12. 

1. Come, let us join our cheerful songs 

With angels round the throne ; 
Ten thousand thousand are their tongues, 
But all their joys are one. 

2. " Worthy the Lamb that died," they cry, 

" To be exalted thus ; " 
" Worthy the Lamb," our lips reply, 
" For He was slain for us." 

3. Jesus is worthy to receive 

Honor and power divine ; 
And blessings, more than we can give, 
Be, Lord, forever Thine. 

194 



ADORATION. 



4. Let all that dwell above the sky, 

And air, and earth, and seas, 
Conspire to lift Thy glories high, 
And speak Thine endless praise. 

5. The whole creation join in one 

To bless the sacred name 
Of Hiin that sits upon the throne, 
And to adore the Lamb. 

264. S. M. Watts. 

Now uxto the King etekxal, immortal, invisible, etc. —1 Tim. 1 : 17. 

1. To God the only wise. 

Our Saviour and our King, 
Let all the saints below the skies 
Their humble praises bring. 

2. 'Tis His almighty love, 

His counsel and His care. 
Preserves us safe from sin and death, 
And every hurtful snare. 

3. He will present our souls, 

Unblemished and complete, 
Before the glory of His face, 
With joys divinely great. 

4. Then all the chosen seed 

Shall meet around the throne ; 
Shall bless the conduct of His grace, 
And make His wonders known. 

5. To our Redeemer God 

Wisdom and power belongs, 
Immortal crowns of majesty, 
And everlasting songs. 

195 



CHRIST. 

265. C. M. Duncan. 

He is Lord of all. — Acts 10: 36. 

1. All hail, the power of Jesus' name ; 

Let angels prostrate fall, 
Bring forth the royal diadem, 
And crown Him Lord of all. 

2. Crown Him, ye morning stars of light, 

Who fixed this floating ball ; 
Now hail the strength of Israel's might, 
And crown Him Lord of all. 

3. Crown Him, ye martyrs of our God, 

Who from His altar call ; 
Extol the stem of Jesse's rod, 
And crown Him Lord of all. 

4. Ye chosen seed of Israel's race, 

A remnant weak and small, 
Hail Him who saves you by His grace, 
And crown Him Lord of all. 

5. Ye Gentile sinners, ne'er forget 

The wormwood and the gall ; 
Go, spread your trophies at His feet, 
And crown Him Lord of all. 

6. Let every kindred, every tribe, 

On this terrestrial ball, 
To Him all majesty ascribe, 
And crown Him Lord of all. 

7. O that with yonder sacred throng, 

We at His feet may fall ! 
We'll join the everlasting song, 
And crown Him Lord of all. 



196 



ADORATIOX. 



266. 6s & 4s. 

The Lamb -which is nr the midst of the theo>"E.— Eev. 7 : 17. 

1. Glory to God on high ! 
Let heaven and earth reply, 

u Praise ye His name ; " 
Angels, His love adore, 
Who all our sorrows bore ; 
Saints, cry for evermore, 

" Worthy the Lamb." 

2. Ye who surround the throne, 
Cheerfully join in one, 

Praising His name ; 
Ye who have felt His blood 
Sealing your peace with God, 
Sound through the earth abroad, 

" Worthy the Lamb." 

3. Soon must we change our place ; 
Yet will we never cease 

Praising His name ; 
Still will we tribute bring, 
Hail Him our gracious King, 
And through all ages sing, 

" Worthy the Lamb." 

267. C. M. Watts. 

God hath blessed Thee foeeyee. — Ps. 45 : 2. 

1. I'll speak the honors of my King, 

His form divinely fair; 
None of the sons of mortal race 
May with the Lord compare. 

2. Sweet is Thy speech, and heavenly grace 

Upon Thy lips is shed ; 
Thy God with blessings infinite 
Hath crowned Thy sacred head. 
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3. Gird on Thy sword, victorious Prince, 

Ride with majestic sway ; 
Thy terror shall strike through Thy foes, 
And make the world obey. 

4. Thy throne, O God, forever stands ; 

Thy word of grace shall prove 
A peaceful sceptre in Thy hands, 
To rule the saints by love. 

5. Justice and truth attend Thee still ; 

But mercy is Thy choice ; 
And God, Thy God, Thy soul shall fill 
With most peculiar joys. 



268. 5s & 6s. Madan's Coll. 

Salvation - to our God. — Rev. 7 : 10. 

1. Ye servants of God, 

Your Master proclaim, 
And publish abroad 

His wonderful name ; 
The name all victorious 

Of Jesus extol ; 
His kingdom is glorious, 

And rules over all. 

2. God ruleth on high, 

Almighty to save ; 
And still He is nigh ; 

His presence we have; 
The great congregation 

His triumph shall sing, 
Ascribing salvation 

To Jesus our King. 



8, 



Salvation to God, 

Who sits on the throne, 
198 



ADORATION. 

Let all cry aloud, 
And honor the Son ; 

Our Saviour's high praises 
The angels proclaim ; 

Fall down on their faces 
And worship the Lamb. 

4. Then let us adore, 

And give Him His right — 
All glory and power, 

And wisdom and might ; 
All honor and blessing, 

With angels above, 
And thanks never ceasing, 

And infinite love. 



269. S. M. Hammond. 

And they sing the song of Moses. — Rev. 15 : 3. 

1. Awake, and sing the song 

Of Moses and the Lamb ; 
Wake every heart, and every tongue, 
To praise the Saviour's name. 

2. Sing of His dying love ; 

Sing of His rising power ; 
Sing how He intercedes above, 
For us, whose sins He bore. 

3. Sing, till we feel our heart 

Ascending with our tongue ; 
Sing, till the love of sin depart, 
And grace inspire our song. 

4. Soon shall we hear Him say, 

" Ye blessed children, come ! " 
Soon will He call us hence away 
To our eternal home. 



199 



CHRIST. 

5. There shall our raptured tongue 
His endless praise proclaim, 
And sweeter voices tune the song 
Of Moses and the Lamb. 

270. lis & 12s. Noel's Coll. 

The Lord God omxipotext reigxeth.— Rev. 19 : 6. 

1. O, join ye the anthems of triumph that rise 
From the throng of the blest, from the hosts of the 

skies ; 

Alleluia, they sing, in rapturous strains, 
Alleluia, the Lord God omnipotent reigns ! 

2. He gave to the light its beneficent wings ; 

He controlleth the councils of senates and kings ; 
From His throne in the clouds the lightnings are 
hurled, 

And He ruleth the factions that rage through the 
world. 

3. Rejoice, ye that love Him ; His power cannot fail; 
His omnipotent goodness shall surely jDrevail ; 
The triumph of evil will shortly be passed, 

And the omnipotent King shall conquer at last. 

4. Though Satan now maketh the nations his prey, 
The dominion of darkness shall soon pass away ; 
Exulting, we join heaven's rapturous strains, 
Alleluia, the Lord God omnipotent reigns ! 

271 • 8s & 7s. Kelly. 

Let all the axgels of God worship Him. — Heb. 1 : 6. 

1. Hark ! ten thousand harps and voices 
Sound the note of praise above ; 
Jesus reigns, and heaven rejoices ; 
Jesus reigns, the God of love : 
200 



ADORATION. 



See, He sits on yonder throne ; 
Jesus rules the world alone. 

2. King of glory, reign forever ; 

Thine an everlasting crown ; 
Nothing from Thy love shall sever 

Those whom Thou hast made Thine own ; 
Happy objects of Thy grace, 
Destined to behold Thy face. 

3. Saviour, hasten Thine appearing ; 

Bring, O bring the glorious day, 
When, the awful summons hearing, 

Heaven and earth shall pass away ; 
Then, with golden harps, we'll sing, 
" Glory, glory to our King." 

272. C. M. Watts. 

Blessed be the Kixg that cometh in the name of the Lord. 

Luke l'J : 38. 

1. Ho s anna to our conquering King ! 

All hail, incarnate Love ! 
Ten thousand songs and glories wait 
To crown Thy head above. 

2. Thy victories and Thy deathless fame, 

Through the wide world shall run, 
And everlasting ages sing 

The triumphs Thou hast won. 

273. 8s & 7s. Eobixsox. 

Being the brightness of His glory. — Heb. 1 : 3. 

1. Brightness of the Father's glory, 
Shall Thy praise unuttered lie ? 
Fly, my tongue, such guilty silence ; 
Sing the Lord who came to die. 

201 



CHRIST. 



2. Did archangels sing Thy coming? 

Did the shepherds learn their lays ? 
Shame would cover me, ungrateful, 
Should my tongue refuse to praise. 

3. From the highest throne in glory 

To the cross of deepest woe, 
All to ransom guilty captives ! 
Flow, my praise, forever flow. 

4. Go, return, immortal Saviour ; 

Leave Thy footstool, take Thy throne ; 
Thence return, and reign forever ; 
Be the kingdom all Thine own. 

274. 10s, lis, & 12s. Epis. Coll. 

Messiah, the Prixce. — Dan. 9 : 25. 

1. Zion, the marvellous story be telling, 

The Son of the Highest, how lowly His birth ! 
The brightest archangel in glory excelling, 

He stoops to redeem thee, He reigns upon earth. 
Shout the glad tidings, exultingly sing ; 
Jerusalem triumphs, Messiah is King ! 

2. Tell how He cometh, from nation to nation ; 

The heart-cheering news let the earth echo round ; 
How free to the faithful He offers salvation, 

How His people with joy everlasting are crowned. 

Shout the glad tidings, exultingly sing ; 

Jerusalem triumphs, Messiah is King ! 

Mortals, your homage be gratefully bringing, 
And sweet let the gladsome hosanna arise ; 
Ye angels, the full hallelujah be singing, 

One chorus resound through the earth and the skies. 
Shout the glad tidings, exultingly sing ; 
Jerusalem triumphs, Messiah is King ! 
202 



ADORATION. 



275. 7s. Kelly. 

To Him be gloet, both now and foeevee. — 2 Pet. 3 : 18. 

1. Glory, glory to our King ! 

Crowns unfading wreathe His head ; 
Jesus is the name we sing, 

Jesus, risen from the dead ; 
Jesus, Conqueror o'er the grave ; 
Jesus, mighty now to save. 

2. Now behold Him high enthroned, 

Glory beaming from His face, 
By adoring angels owned, 

God of holiness and grace ; 
O for hearts and tongues to sing, 
" Glory, glory to our King ! " 

C. M. Watts. 

Golden vials, full of odoes. — Rev. 5 : 8. 

Behold the glories of the Lamb, 

Amid His Father's throne ; 
Prepare new honors for His name, 
And songs before unknown. 

Let elders worship at His feet, 

The church adore around ; 
With vials full of odors sweet, 
And harps of sweeter sound. 

Those are the prayers of all the saints, 

And these the hymns they raise ; 
Jesus is kind to our complaints ; 
He loves to hear our praise. 
203 



276. 



i. 



2. 



CHRIST. 



4. Now to the Lamb, that once was slain, 

Be endless blessings paid ; 
Salvation, glory, joy, remain 
Forever on Thy head. 

5. The worlds of nature and of grace 

Are put beneath Thy power ; 
Then shorten these delaying days, 
And bring the promised hour. 

DOXOLOGY. 

Now to our God, the Father, Son, 

And Holy Spirit, sing; 
With praise to God, the Three in One, 

Let all creation ring. 

277. 8s, 7s, & 4. 

And again they said, Alleluia. ~- Rev. 19 : 3. 

1. Hallelujah ! best and sweetest 

Of the hymns of praise above ; 
Hallelujah ! thou repeatest, 

Angel host, these notes of love ; 

This ye utter, 
While your golden harps ye move. 

2. Hallelujah ! church victorious, 

Join the concert of the sky ; 
Hallelujah ! bright and glorious, 
Lift, ye saints, this strain on high ; 

We, poor exiles, 
Join not yet your melody. 

3. Hallelujah ! strains of gladness 

Comfort not the faint and worn ; 
Hallelujah! sounds of sadness 
Best become the heart forlorn ; 

Our offences 
We with bitter tears must mourn. 
204 



ADORATION. 



4. But our earnest supplication, 
Holy God, we raise to Thee ; 
Visit us with Thy salvation, 
Make us all Thy peace to see. 

Hallelujah ! 
Ours at length this strain shall be. 



278. 7s. Conder. 

Praise, O ye servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord. 

Ps. 113: 1. 

1. All His servants, join to sing 
God our Saviour and our King ; 
Round the world His praise be sung, 
Through all lands, in every tongue. 

2. O'er all nations God alone, 
Higher than the heavens His throne ; 
Who is like to God most high, 
Infinite in majesty ? 

3. Yet to view the heavens He bends ; 
Yea, to earth He condescends ; 
Passing by the rich and great, 
For the low and desolate. 

4. He can raise the poor to stand 
With the princes of the land ; 
Wealth upon the needy shower ; 
Set the meanest high in power. 

5. He the broken spirit cheers ; 
Turns to joy the mourner's tears ; 
Such the wonders of His ways ! 
Praise His name, forever praise. 

205 



CHRIST. 



DOXOLOGY. 

Praise to Christ, of martyrs King, 
Who His saints to bliss doth bring ; 
Praise to God, the Father, Son, 
And the Spirit, Three in One. 

279. 7s. Montgomery. 

Alleluia, for the Lord God omnipotent reigxeth. — Rev. 19 : 6. 

1. Hark ! the song of jubilee ! 

Loud as mighty thunder's roar, 
Or the fulness of the sea, 

When it breaks upon the shore. 

2. Hallelujah ! for the Lord 

Gocl Omnipotent shall reign ; 
Hallelujah ! let the word 

Echo round the earth and main. 

3. Hallelujah ! hark ! the sound, 

From the depths unto the skies, 
Wakes, above, beneath, around, 
All creation's harmonies. 

4. See Jehovah's banner furled ; 

Sheathed His sword ; He speaks, 'tis done, 
And the kingdoms of this world 
Are the kingdoms of His Son. 

5. He shall reign from pole to pole, 

With illimitable sway ; 
He shall reign, when, like a scroll, 
Yonder heavens have passed away. 

6. Then the end ; beneath His rod 

Man's last enemy shall fall ; 
Hallelujah ! Christ in God, 
God in Christ, is All in All. 

206 



ADORATION. 



280. 7s. Montgomery. 

Gloey to God nr the highest. —Luke 2 : 14. 

1. Songs of praise the angels sang, 
Heaven with hallelujahs rang, 
When Jehovah's work begun, 
When He spake and it was done. 

2. Songs of praise awoke the morn, 
When the Prince of Peace was born ; 
Songs of praise arose when He 
Captive led captivity. 

3. Heaven and earth must pass away ; 
Songs of praise shall crown that day ; 
God will make new heavens, new earth ; 
Songs of praise shall hail their birth. 

4. And shall man alone be dumb, 
Till that glorious kingdom come? 
No ; the church delights to raise 
Psalms, and hymns, and songs of praise. 

5. Borne upon their latest breath, 
Songs of praise shall conquer death ; 
Then, amid eternal joy, 

Songs of praise their powers employ. 

281. 6s & 4s. Pratt's Coll. 

Thou aet woethy. — Rev. 5 : 9. 

1. Come, all ye saints of God. 
Publish through earth abroad 

Your Saviour's fame ; 
Tell what His love has done ; 
Trust in His name alone ; 
Shout to His lofty throne, 
"Worthy the Lamb !" 
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2. Hence, gloomy doubts and fears ! 
Dry up your mournful tears ; 

Swell the glad theme ; 
To Christ, our gracious King, 
Strike each melodious string, 
Join heart and voice to sing, 
" Worthy the Lamb ! " 

Hark ! how the choirs above, 
Filled with the Saviour's love, 

Dwell on His name ! 
There, too, may we be found, 
With light and glory crowned, 
While all the heavens resound, 
" Worthy the Lamb ! " 



7s & 6s. Haweis. 

Blessed be the King. — Luke 19 : 38. 

1. To Thee, my God, my Saviour, 

My soul exulting sings, 
Rejoicing in Thy favor, 

Almighty King of kings ! 
I'll celebrate Thy glory, 

With all the saints above, 
And tell the joyful story 

Of Thy redeeming love. 

2. Soon as the morn with roses 

Bedecks the dewy east, 
And when the sun reposes 

Upon the ocean's breast, 
My voice in supplication, 

My Saviour, Thou shalt hear ; 
O, grant me Thy salvation, 

And to my soul draw near. 
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282. 



ADORATION. 



3. By Thee through life supported, 

I pass the dangerous road, 
With heavenly hosts escorted 

Up to their bright abode ; 
There cast my crown before Thee, 

And, all my conflicts o'er, 
Unceasingly adore Thee ; 

What would an angel more ? 

283. 8s, 7s, & 4. Kelly. 

Thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us. — Rev. 5 : ( J. 

1. Glory, glory everlasting, 

Be to Him who bore the cross, 
Who redeemed our souls by tasting 
Death, the death deserved by us ; 

Spread His glory, 
Who redeemed His people thus. 

2. While we hear the wondrous story 

Of the Saviour's cross and shame, 
Sing we, " Everlasting glory 
Be to God and to the Lamb ; 99 

Saints and angels, 
Give ye glory to His name. 

284. L. M. Watts. 

TO WHOM BE HONOR AND POWER EVERLASTING. — 1 Tim. 6 : 16. 

1. Jesus, thou everlasting King, 
Accept the tribute which we bring ; 
Accept the well-deserved renown, 
And wear our praises as Thy crown. 

2. Let every act of worship be 
Like our espousals, Lord, to Thee ; 
Like the dear hour when from above 
We first received Thy pledge of love. 

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3. The gladness of that happy day, 

Our hearts would wish it long to stay ; 
Nor let our faith forsake its hold, 
Nor comforts sink, nor love grow cold. 

4. Each following minute, as it flies, 
Increase Thy praise, improve our joys, 
Till we are raised to sing Thy name, 
At the great supper of the Lamb. 

5. O that the months would roll away, 
And bring that coronation day ! 

The King of grace shall fill the throne, 
With all His Father's glories on. 



THE HOLY SPIRIT. — INVOCATION. 
285. L. M. Dryden. 

The Spirit of God. — Gen. 1 : 2. 

1. Creator Spirit! by whose aid 

The world's foundations first were laid, 
Come, visit every pious mind ; 
Come, pour Thy joys on human kind. 

2. Thrice holy Fount ! thrice holy Fire ! 
Our hearts with filial love inspire ; 
Come, and Thy secret unction bring, 
To sanctify us while we sing. 

3. Chase from our minds the infernal foe, 
And peace, the fruit of love, bestow ; 
And lest our feet should step astray, 
Protect and guide us in our way. 

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4. Make us eternal truths receive, 
And practise all that we believe ; 
Give us Thyself, that we may see 
The Father and the Son by Thee. 



286. C. M. Watts. 

Prating in the Holt Ghost. — Jude 20. 

1. Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, 

With all Thy quickening powers, 
Kindle a flame of sacred love 
In these cold hearts of ours. 

2. Look, how we grovel here below, 

Fond of these trifling toys! 
Our souls can neither fly nor go 
To reach eternal joys. 

3. In vain we tune our formal songs, 

In vain we strive to rise ; 
Hosannas languish on our tongues, 
And our devotion dies. 

4. Dear Lord, and shall we ever live 

At this poor dying rate ? 
Our love so faint, so cold to Thee, 
And Thine to us so great ? 

5. Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, 

With all Thy quickening powers ; 
Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love, 
And that shall kindle ours. 
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287. 78. Reed. 

Through sanctification or the Spirit. — 1 Pet. 1 :2. 

1. Holy Ghost, with light divine, 
Shine upon this heart of mine ; 
Chase the shades of night away ; 
Turn the darkness into day. 

2. Holy Ghost, with power divine, 
Cleanse this guilty heart of mine ; 
Long has sin, without control, 
Held dominion o'er my soul. 

3. Holy Ghost, with joy divine, 
Cheer this saddened heart of mine ; 
Bid my many woes depart ; 

Heal my wounded, bleeding heart. 

4. Holy Spirit, all divine, 

Dwell within this heart of mine ; 
Cast down every idol throne ; 
Reign supreme, and reign alone. 

288. L. M. Rippon's Coll. 

He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass. — Ps. 72 : 6. 

1. As, in soft silence, vernal showers 
Descend, and cheer the fainting flowers, 
So, in the secrecy of love, 

Falls the sweet influence from above. 

2. That heavenly influence let me find 
In holy silence of the mind, 

While every grace maintains its bloom, 
Diffusing wide its rich perfume. 

3. Nor let these blessings be confined 
To me, but poured on all mankind ; 
Till earth's wild wastes in verdure rise, 
And a young Eden bless our eyes. 

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289. C. M. Watts. 

Ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise. — Eph. 1 : 13. 

1. Why should the children of a King 

Go mourning all their days ? 
Great Comforter, descend and bring 
Some tokens of Thy grace. 

2. Dost Thou not dwell in all the saints, 

And seal the heirs of heaven ? 
When wilt Thou banish my complaints, 
And show my sins forgiven ? 

3. Assure my conscience of her part 

In the Redeemer's blood ; 
And bear Thy witness with my heart, 
That I am born of God. 

4. Thou art the earnest of His love, 

The pledge of joys to come ; 
And Thy soft wings, celestial Dove, 
Will safe convey me home. 



290. 7s. Stocker. 

He will guide you into all truth. — John 16 : 13. 

1. Gracious Spirit ! Love divine ! 
Let Thy light within me shine ; 
All my guilty fears remove ; 
Fill me with Thy heavenly love. 

2. Speak Thy pardoning grace to me ; 
Set the burdened sinner free ; 
Lead me to the Lamb of God ; 
Wash me in His precious blood. 

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3. Life and peace to me impart ; 
Seal salvation on my heart ; 
Dwell Thyself within my breast, 
Earnest of immortal rest. 

4. Let me never from Thee stray ; 
Keep me in the narrow way ; 
Fill my soul with joy divine ; 
Keep me, Lord, forever Thine. 



291. L. M. Beddome. 

The anointing which ye have received of nm aeideth in you. 

1 John 2 : 27. 

1. Come, blessed Spirit, Source of light, 

Whose power and grace are unconlined, 
Dispel the gloomy shades of night, 
The thicker darkness of the mind. 

2. To mine illumined eyes display 

The glorious truth Thy word reveals ; 
Cause me to run the heavenly way ; 
The book unfold, unloose the seals. 

3. Thine inward teachings make me know, 

The mysteries of redeeming love, 
The emptiness of things below, 
The excellence of things above. 

4. While through this dubious maze I stray, 

Spread, like the sun, Thy beams abroad, 
To show the dangers of the way, 
And guide my feeble steps to God. 
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292. L. M. Steele. 

That He may abide with you forever. — John 14 : 16. 

1. Dear Lord, and shall Thy Spirit rest 

In such a wretched heart as mine ? 
Unworthy dwelling ! glorious Guest ! 
Favor astonishing ! divine ! 

2. When sin prevails, and gloomy fear, 

And hope almost expires in night, 
Lord, can Thy Spirit then be here, 

Great Spring of comfort, life, and light ? 

3. Sure the blest Comforter is nigh ; 

'Tis He sustains my fainting heart ; 
Else would my hopes forever die, 
And every cheering ray depart. 

4. And, when my cheerful hope can say, 

I love my God, and taste His grace, 
Lord, is it not Thy blissful ray 

Which brings this dawn of sacred peace ? 

5. Let Thy kind Spirit in my heart 

Forever dwell, O God of love, 
And light and heavenly peace impart, 
Sweet earnest of the joys above. 



293. S. M. Beddome. 

It is God which ttorketh ln - you both to \till and to do. — Phil, 2 : 13. 

1. 'Tis God, the Spirit, leads 
In paths before unknown ; 
The work to be performed is ours, 
The strength is all His own. 
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2. Assisted by His grace, 

We still pursue our way, 
And hope, at last, to reach the prize, 
Secure in endless day. 

3. Tis He that works to will, 

"lis He that works to do ; 
His is the power by which we act ; 
His be the glory, too. 

294. L. M. TOPLADT. 

Call ye upon Him while He is near. — Is. 55 : 6. 

1. At anchor laid, remote from home, 
Toiling, I cry, " Sweet Spirit, come ; 
Celestial Breeze, no longer stay,- 

But swell my sails, and speed my way. 

2. " Fain would I mount, fain would I glow, 
And loose my cable from below ; 

But I can only spread my sail ; 

Thou, Thou must breathe the auspicious gale." 



295. S. M. Beddome. 

It is the Spirit that quickeneth. — John 6 : 63. 

1. Come, Holy Spirit, come, 

With energy divine, 
And on this poor, benighted soul 
With beams of mercy shine. 

2. Melt, melt this frozen heart ; 

This stubborn will subdue ; 
Each evil passion overcome, 
And form me all anew. 

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3. Mine will the profit be, 

But Thine shall be the praise ; 
And unto Thee I will devote 
The remnant of raj days. 

DOXOLOGY. 

To God the only wise, 

Oar Saviour and our King, 
Let all who dwell below the skies 

Their grateful praises sing. 

296. L. M. Browne. 

AS KAVY AS AEE LED BY THE SPIRIT OF GOD, THEY ARE THE SONS OF 

God. — Rom. 8 : 14. 

1. Come, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove, 
With light and comfort from above ; 

Be Thou our guardian, Thou our guide ; 
O'er every thought and step preside. 

2. The light of truth to us display, 

And make us know and choose Thy way ; 
Plant holy fear in every heart, 
That we from God may ne'er depart. 

3. Lead us to holiness — the road 

That we must take to dwell with God ; 
Lead us to Christ — the living Way, 
Nor let us from His pastures stray. 

297. C. M. Montgomery. 

By my Spirit, saith the Lord of Hosts. — Zech. 4: 6. 

1. Spirit of power and might, behold 
A world by sin destroyed : 
Creator Spirit, as of old, 
Move on the formless void. 

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2. Give Thou the word ; that healing sound 

Shall quell the deadly strife ; 
And earth again, like Eden crowned, 
Produce the tree of life. 

3. If sang the morning stars for joy, 

When nature rose to view, 
What strains shall angel harps employ, 
When Thou shalt all renew ! 

4. And if the sons of God rejoice 

To hear a Saviour's name, 
How will the ransomed raise their voice, 
To whom that Saviour came ! 

5. So every kindred, tongue, and tribe, 

Assembling round the throne, 
Thy new creation shall ascribe 
To sovereign love alone. 

298. S. M. Cleland's Hymns. 

A still small voice. — 1 Kings 19 : 12. 

1. Blest Comforter divine, 

Let rays of heavenly love 
Amid our gloom and darkness shine, 
To guide our souls above. 

2. Draw, with Thy still small voice, 

From every sinful way, 
And bid the mourning saint rejoice, 
Though earthly joys decay. 

3. By Thine inspiring breath, 

Make every cloud of care, 
And e'en the gloomy vale of death, 
A smile of glory wear, 

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299. L. M. Watts. 

He shall teach you all things. —John 14: 26. 

1. Eternal Spirit, we confess 

And sing the wonders of Thy grace ; 
Thy power conveys our blessings down 
From God the Father and the Son. 

2. Enlightened by Thy heavenly ray, 
Our shades and darkness turn to day ; 
Thine inward teachings make us know ; 
Our danger, and our refuge too. 

3. Thy power and glory work within, 
And break the chains of reigning sin, 
Do our imperious lusts subdue, 
And form our wretched hearts anew. 

4. The troubled conscience knows Thy voice ; 
Thy cheering words awake our joys ; 
Thy words allay the stormy wind, 

And calm the surges of the mind. 

300. 8s & 7s. Toplady. 

The fruit of the Spieit is love, joy, etc. — Gal. 5 : 22. 

1. Holt Ghost, dispel our sadness ; 

Pierce the clouds of sinful night ; 
Come, thou Source of sweetest gladness, 
Breathe Thy life and spread Thy light. 

2. Author of our new creation, 

Bid us all Thine influence prove ; 
Make our souls Thy habitation ; 
Shed abroad the Saviour's love. 
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301. L. M. C. Wesley. 

My Spirit shall not always strive. — Gen. G : 3. 

1. Stay, Thou insulted Spirit, stay, 

Though I have done Thee such despite ; 
Nor cast the sinner quite away, 
Nor take Thine everlasting flight. 

2. Though I have most unfaithful been 

Of all who e'er Thy grace received, — 
Ten thousand times Thy goodness seen, 

Ten thousand times Thy goodness grieved, — 

3. Yet, O, the chief of sinners spare, 

In honor of my great High Priest ; 
Nor, in Thy righteous anger, swear 
To exclude me from Thy people's rest. 

4. Now, Lord, my weary soul release ; 

Upraise me with Thy gracious hand ; 
And guide me into perfect peace, 
And bring me to the promised land. 



302. L. M. Watts. 

God hath revealed them unto us by His Spirit. — 1 Cor. 2 : 10. 

1. Descend from heaven, immortal Dove ; 

Stoop down and take us on Thy wings ; 
And mount, and bear us far above 
The reach of these inferior things ; 

2. Beyond, beyond this lower sky, 

Up where eternal ages roll, 
Where solid pleasures never die, 
And fruits immortal feast the soul. 
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3. O, for a sight, a pleasing sight, 

Of our almighty Father's throne ! 
There sits our Saviour crowned with light, 
Clothed in a body like our own. 

4. Adoring saints around Him stand, 

And thrones and powers before Him fall : 
The God shines gracious through the man, 
And sheds sweet glories on them all. 

5. O, what amazing joys they feel, 

While to their golden harps they sing, 
And sit on every heavenly hill, 

And spread the triumphs of their King ! 

6. When shall the day, dear Lord, appear, 

That I shall mount, to dwell above, 
And stand and bow among them there, 
And view Thy face, and sing, and love ? 



THE TRINITY. — ADORATION AND 
PRAISE. 

303. L. M. Watts. 

God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit. —1 Pet. 1: 

1. Blessed be the Father and His love, 

To whose celestial source we owe 
Rivers of endless joy above, 

And rills of comfort here below. 

2. Glory to Thee, great Son of God, 

From whose dear wounded body rolls 
A precious stream of vital blood, 
Pardon and life for dying souls. 



THE TRINITY. 



3. We give Thee, sacred Spirit, praise, 

Who in our hearts of sin and woe 
Mak'st living springs of grace arise, 
And into boundless glory flow. 

4. Thus God the Father, God the Son. 

And God the Spirit, we adore, 
That sea of life and love unknown. 
Without a bottom or a shore. 

304. C. M. C. Wesley. 

These Theee aee One. — 1 John 5 : 7. 

1. Hail ! holy, holy, holy Lord. 

Whom One in Three we know ; 
By all Thy heavenly host adored, 
By all Thy church below. 

2. One undivided Trinity 

With triumph we proclaim ; 
Thy universe is full of Thee, 
And speaks Thy glorious name. 

3. Thee, holy Father, we confess : 

Thee, holy Son. adore ; 
And Thee, the Holy Ghost, we bless, 
And worship evermore. 

4. Hail ! -holy, holy, holy Lord, 

Our heavenly song shall be ; 
Supreme, essential One, adored 
In co-eternal Three. 

305. 6s, 8s, & 4s. Oliver. 

Theee aee Theee that beab eecobd iy heavex.- 1 John 5 : 7. 

1. The God who reigns on high 
The great archangels sing, 
And " Holy, holy, holy n cry, 
Almighty King ; 



ADORATION AND PRAISE. 

Who was and is the same, 
And evermore shall be ; 
Jehovah. Father, Great I Am, 
We worship Thee. 

2. The whole triumphant host 

Give thanks to God on high : 
Hail, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 

They ever cry. 
Hail, Abraham's God and mine ; 

I join the heavenly lays ; 
All might and majesty are Thine, 
And endless praise. 



306. H. M. Watts. 

I> T THE NAME OF THE FATHER, AXD OF THE SOX, AND OF THE IIOLV GnOST. 

Matt. 25> : 19. 

1. I give immortal praise 

To God the Father's love 
For all my comforts here, 
And better hopes above ; 



He sent His own 
Eternal Son 



To die for sins 
That man had done. 



2. To God the Son belongs 
Immortal glory too ; 
Who bought us with His blood 
From everlasting woe ; 



And now He lives, 
And now He reigns, 



And sees the fruit 
Of all His pains. 



To God the Spirit's name 
Immortal worship give, 
Whose new-creating power 
Makes the dead sinner live ; 



His work completes 
The great design, 



And fills the soul 
With joy divine. 



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4. Almighty God, to Thee 

Be endless honors done ; 
The undivided Three, 
And the mysterious One. 



Where reason fails. 
With all her powers, 



There faith prevails, 
And love adores. 



307- 8s. Hart. 

Oue God fobevee and ever.- Ps. 48 : 14. 



1. This God is the God we adore, 

Our faithful, unchangeable Friend, 
Whose love is as large as His power, 
And neither knows measure nor end. 

2. 'Tis Jesus, the First and the Last, 

Whose Spirit shall guide us safe home ; 
We'll praise Him for all that is past, 
And trust Him for all that's to come. 



308. 6s & 4s. Madan's Coll. 

The Fathek, tiie Woed, axd the Holt Ghost. — 1 John 5 : 7. 

1. Come, Thou almighty King, 
Help us Thy name to sing, 

Help us to praise ; 
Father all glorious, 
O'er all victorious, 
Come and reign over us, 

Ancient of days. 

2. Jesus, our Lord, arise, 
Scatter our enemies, 

And make them fall ; 
Let Thine almighty aid 
Our sure defence be made ; 
Our souls on Thee be stayed; 

Lord, hear our call. 
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3. Come, Thou incarnate Word, 
Gird on Thy mighty sword ; 

Our prayer attend ; 
Come, and Thy people bless, 
And give Thy word success ; 
Spirit of holiness, 

On us descend. 

4. Come, holy Comforter, 
Thy sacred witness bear, 

In this glad hour. 
Thou, who almighty art, 
Now rule in every heart, 
And ne'er from us depart, 

Spirit of power. 

5. To the great One in Three, 
The highest praises be, 

Hence evermore ; 
His sovereign majesty 
May we in glory see, 
And to eternity 

Love and adore. 



HOLY SCRIPTURES. — INSPIRATION, 
EXCELLENCE, ETC. 

309, L. M. Watts. 

Holt mest of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. 

2 Pet. 1 : sa. 

1. 'Twas by an order from the Lord 
The ancient prophets spoke His word ; 
His Spirit did their tongues inspire, 
And warmed their hearts with heavenly fire. 
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2. The works and wonders which they wrought 
Confirmed the messages they brought ; 

The prophet's pen succeeds his breath. 
To save the holy words from death. 

3. Great God, mine eyes with pleasure look 
On the dear volume of Thy book ; 
There my Redeemer's face I see. 

And read His name who died for me. 

4. Let the false raptures of the mind 
Be lost, and vanish in the wind ; 
Here I can fix my hope secure ; 
This is Thy word, and must endure. 

310. C. M. Cowfer. 

The light of the glorious gospel of Chbist. — 2 Cor. 4 : 4. 

1. The Spirit breathes upon the word, 

And brings the truth to sight ; 
Precepts and promises afford 
A sanctifying light. 

2. A glory gilds the sacred page, 

Majestic, like the sun, 
It gives a fight to every age ; 
It gives, but borrows none. 

3. The hand that gave it still supplies 

The gracious light and heat ; 
His truths upon the nations rise ; 
They rise, but never set. 

4. Let everlasting thanks be Thine 

For such a bright display 
As makes a world of darkness shine 
With beams of heavenly day. 

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5. My soul rejoices to pursue 
The steps of Him I love, 
Till glory break upon my view, 
In brighter worlds above. 

311. C. M. Fawcett. 

All Sceiptuee is give>- et ixspibaiios- of God. — 2 Tim. 3 : 10. 

1. How precious is the book divine. 

By inspiration given ! 
Bright as a lamp its doctrines shine, 
To guide our souls to heaven. 

2. It sweetly cheers our drooping hearts, 

In this dark vale of tears ; 
Life, light, and joy it still imparts, 
And quells our rising fears. 

3. This lamp, through all the tedious night 

Of life shall guide our way. 
Till we behold the clearer light 
Of an eternal day. 

312. S. M. Watts. 

The latt of the Loed is peefect. — Ps. 19 : 7. 

L Behold, the morning sun 
Begins his glorious way ; 
His beams through all the nations run, 
And life and light convey. 

2. But where the gospel comes. 
It spread- diviner light : 
It calls dead sinners from their tombs. 
And gives the blind their sight 



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3. How perfect is Thy word, 

And all Thy judgments just ! 
Forever sure Thy promise, Lord, 
And men securely trust. 

4. My gracious God, how plain 

Are Thy directions given ! 
O, may I never read in vain, 
But find the path to heaven. 

313. L. M. Watts. 

ENLIGHTENING THE EYES. — Ps. 19: 8. 

1. The heavens declare Thy glory, Lord ; 

In every star Thy wisdom shines ; 
But when our eyes behold Thy word, 
We read Thy name in fairer lines. 

2. The rolling sun, the changing light, 

And nights and days, Thy power confess ; 
But the blest volume Thou hast writ 
Reveals Thy justice and Thy grace. 

3. Sun, moon, and stars convey Thy praise 

Round the whole earth, and never stand ; 
So when Thy truth began its race, 
It touched and glanced on every land. 

4. Nor shall Thy spreading gospel rest, 

Till through the world Thy truth has run ; 
Till Christ has all the nations blessed, 
That see the light or feel the sun. 

5. Great Sun of Righteousness, arise ; 

Bless the dark world with heavenly light ; 
Thy gospel makes the simple wise ; 

Thy laws are pure, Thy judgments right. 

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6. Thy noblest wonders here we view 

In souls renewed and sins forgiven ; 
Lord, cleanse my sins, my soul renew. 

And make Thy word my guide to heaven. 

314. L. P. ML Watt 

MOEE TO BE DESIBED ABE THEY THAN GOLD. — Ps. 19 ! 10. 

1. I love the volumes of Thy word; 
\Yhat light and joy those leaves afford 

To souls benighted and distressed ! 
Thy precepts guide my doubtful way ; 
Thy fear forbids my feet to stray ; 

Thy promise leads my heart to rest. 

2. From the discoveries of Thy law 
The perfect rules of life I draw : 

These are my study and delight ; 
Not honey so invites the taste. 
Nor gold that has the furnace passed, 

Appears so pleasing to the sight. 

3. Thy threatening? wake my slumbering eyes, 
And warn me where my danger lies ; 

But 'tis Thy blessed gospel, Lord, 
That makes my guilty conscience clean, 
Converts my soul, subdues my sin, 

And gives a free but large reward. 

4. Who knows the errors of his thoughts ? 
My God. forgive my secret fault-. 

And from presumptuous sins restrain ; 
Accept my poor attempts of praise. 
That I have read Thy book of grace 

And book of nature not in vain. 



HOLT SCRIPTURES. 



315. C. M. Ste ELE. 

I HAVE EEJOICED IN THE WAY OF THY TESTIMONIES. — Ps. 119 : 14. 

1. Father of mercies, in Thy word 

What endless glory shines ! 
Forever be Thy name adored, 
For these celestial lines. 

2. Here may the wretched sons of want 

Exhaustless riches find ; 
Riches above what earth can grant, 
And lasting as the mind. 

3. Here the Redeemer's welcome voice 

Spreads heavenly peace around, 
And life and everlasting joys 
Attend the blissful sound. 

4. O, may these heavenly pages be 

My ever dear delight ; 
And still new beauties may I see, 
And still increasing light. 

5. Divine Instructor, gracious Lord, 

Be Thou forever near ; 
Teach me to love Thy sacred word, 
And view my Saviour there. 

816. S. M. Watts. 

HE STATUTES OF THE LORD ARE RIGHT, REJOICING THE HEART. — Ps. 19 

1. Behold, the lofty sky 

Declares its Maker, God ; 
And all His starry works on high 
Proclaim His power abroad. 



INSPIRATION, EXCELLENCE, ETC. 



2. The darkness and the light 

Still keep their course the same, 
While night to day, and day to night, 
Divinely teach His name. 

3. In every different land 

Their general voice is known ; 
They show the wonders of His hand, 
And orders of His throne. 

4. His statutes and commands 

Are set before our eyes ; 
He puts His gospel in our hands, 
Where our salvation lies. 

5. While of Thy works I sing, 

Thy glory to proclaim, 
Accept the praise, my God, my King, 
In my Redeemer's name. 

317. C. M. Watts. 

Thy commandment is exceeding broad. — Ps. 119 : 96. 

1. Let all the heathen writers join 

To form one perfect book ; 
Great God, if once compared with Thine, 
How mean their writings look ! 

2. Not the most perfect rules they gave 

Could show one sin forgiven, 
Nor lead a step beyond the grave ; 
But Thine conduct to heaven. 

3. I've seen an end of what we call 

Perfection here below ; 
How short the powers of nature fall, 
And can no farther go. 

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4. Yet men would fain be just with God, 

By works their hands have wrought ; 
But Thy commands, exceeding broad, 
Extend to every thought. 

5. Our faith, and love, and every grace, 

Fall far below Thy word ; 
But perfect truth and righteousness 
Dwell only with the Lord. 

Doxology. 

Honor to Thee, almighty Three, 

And everlasting One ; 
All glory to the Father be, 

The Spirit and the Son. 

318. C. M. Watts. 

O, how love I Thy law! — Ps. 119 : 97. 

1. O, how I love Thy holy law ! 

'Tis daily my delight; 
And thence my meditations draw 
Divine advice by night. 

2. My waking eyes prevent the day 

To meditate Thy word ; 
My soul with longing melts away 
To hear Thy gospel, Lord. 

3. How doth Thy word my heart engage ! 

How well employ my tongue ! 
And in my tiresome pilgrimage 
Yields me a heavenly song. 

4. When nature sinks, and spirits droop, 

Thy promises of grace 
Are pillars to support my hope, 
And there I write Thy praise. 

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319. 7s. 

I love Thy commandments above gold. — Ps. 119 : 12". 



1. Holy Bible, book divine, 
Precious treasure, thou art mine ! 
Mine, to tell me whence I came ; 
Mine, to teach me what I am ; 

2. Mine, to chide me when I rove ; 
Mine, to show a Saviour's love ; 
Mine art thou, to guide my feet ; 
Mine, to judge, condemn, acquit ; 

3. Mine, to comfort in distress, 
If the Holy Spirit bless ; 
Mine, to show, by living faith, 
How to triumph over death ; 

4. Mine, to tell of joys to come, 
And the rebel sinner's doom ; 
O, thou precious book divine, 
Precious treasure, thou art mine ! 



320. L. M. Grant. 

The word of our God shall stand forever. — Is. 40 : 8. 



1. The starry firmament on high, 
And all the glories of the sky, 

Yet shine not to Thy praise, O Lord, 
So brightly as Thy written word. 

2. The hopes that holy word supplies, 
Its truths divine and precepts wise, 
In each a heavenly beam I see, 
And every beam conducts to Thee. 

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3. Almighty Lord, the sun shall fail, 
The moon forget her nightly tale, 
And deepest silence hush on high 
The radiant chorus of the sky. 

4. But fixed for everlasting years, 
Unmoved amid the wreck of spheres, 
Thy word shall shine in cloudless day, 
When heaven and earth have passed away. 



321, C. M. Watts. 

The entrance Of Thy words giveth light. — Ps. 110: 130. 

1. How shall the young secure their hearts, 

And guard their lives from sin ? 
Thy word the choicest rules imparts, 
To keep the conscience clean. 

2. When once it enters to the mind, 

It spreads such light abroad, 
The meanest souls instruction find, 
And raise their thoughts to God. 

3. 'Tis like the sun, a heavenly light. 

That guides us all the day ; 
And through the dangers of the night, 
A lamp to lead our way. 

4. Thy word is everlasting truth ; 

How pure is every page ! 
That holy book shall guide our youth, 
And well support our age. 

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322. C. M. Watts. 

A HERITAGE FOREVER. — Ps. 119 : 111. 

L Lord, I have made Thy word my choice, 
My lasting heritage ; 
There shall my noblest powers rejoice, 
My warmest thoughts engage. 

2. I'll read the histories of Thy love, 

And keep Thy laws in sight, 
While through the promises I rove, 
With ever fresh delight. 

3. 'Tis a broad land, of wealth unknown, 

Where springs of life arise, 
Seeds of immortal bliss are sown, 
And hidden glory lies. 

4. The best relief that mourners have, 

It makes our sorrows blessed ; 
Our fairest hope beyond the grave, 
And our eternal rest. 



323. 4s & 7s. Gellert. 

The faithful word. — Tit. 1: 9. 

1. I trust the Lord ; 
Upon His word 

I rest my soul's well-being; 

My walk with Thee, 

Lord, here must be 
By faith, and not by seeing. 

2. The only scheme 
Man to redeem 

From death, sin's fearful wages, 
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Would lie concealed, 
But as revealed 
In these, Thy sacred pages. 

3. And now shall grief 
Hope no relief, 

My soul sink down despairing ? 

No ; here I see 

Thy grace for me 
A Father's love declaring. 

4. By faith to live, 
Its fruits to give, 

This is the path to heaven ; 

All strength and skill 

To do Thy will 
But through Thy word are given. 

5. Teach me, O Lord, 
To prize Thy word, 

This gift of matchless favor ; 

Be it my health, 

Be it my wealth, 
My strength and life forever. 



324. C. M. Watts. 

Thy word vtas unto me the jot ajtd rejoicing of mine heart. 

Jer. 15 : 10. 

1. Laden with guilt, and full of fears, 

I fly to Thee, my Lord ; 
And not a glimpse of hope appears 
But in Thy "written word. 

2. The volume of my Father's grace 

Does all my grief assuage ; 
Here I behold my Saviour's face 
Almost in every page. 

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3. This is the field where hidden lies 

The pearl of price unknown ; 
That merchant is divinely wise 
Who makes the pearl Ins own. 

4. Here consecrated water flows, 

To quench my thirst of sin ; 
Here the fair tree of knowledge grows, 
Nor danger dwells therein. 

5. This is the judge that end- the strife, 

Where wit and reason fail ; 
My guide to everlasting life, 
Through all this gloomy vale. 

6. O, may Thy counsels, mighty God, 

My roving feet command, 
Nor I forsake the happy road 
That leads to Thy right hand. 



325. C. M. Evax. Mac. 

O, send out Thy light and Thy truth. — Ps. 43 : 3. 

1. Hail, sacred truth, whose piercing rays 

Dispel the shades of night, 
Diffusing o'er the mental world 
The healing beams of light. 

2. Thy word, O Lord, with friendly aid 

Restores our wandering feet ; 
Converts the sorrows of the mind 
To joys divinely sweet. 

3. 0, send Thy light and truth abroad 

In all their radiant blaze. 
And bid the admiring world adore 
The glories of Thy grace. 

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326. L. M. Bowring. 

It shall peospee. — Is. 55 : 11. 

1. Upon the gospel's sacred page 

The gathered beams of ages shine ; 
And, as it hastens, every age 

But makes its brightness more divine. 

2. On mightier wing, in loftier flight, 

From year to year does knowledge soar ; 
And, as it soars, the gospel light 

Adds to its influence more and more. 

3. More glorious still as centuries roll, 

New regions blessed, new powers unfurled, 
Expanding with the expanding soul, 
Its waters shall o'erflow the world ; 

4. Flow to restore, but not destroy ; 

As when the cloudless lamp of day 
Pours out its floods of light and joy, 
And sweeps each lingering mist away. 



327. 8s, & 6s. Montgomery. 

Thou shalt guide me with Thy counsel. — Ps. 73 : 24. 

1. What is the world? A wildering maze, 
Where sin hath tracked ten thousand ways 

Her victims to insnare ; 
All broad, and winding, and aslope, 
All tempting with perfidious hope, 

All ending in despair. 

2. Millions of pilgrims throng these roads. 
Bearing their bawbles or their loads 

Down to eternal night ; 
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One only path, that never bends, 
Narrow, and rough, and steep, ascends 
From darkness into light. 

3. Is there no guide to show that path ? 
The Bible ! He alone who hath 

The Bible need not stray ; 
But he who hath, and will not give 
That light of life to all that live, 

Himself shall lose the way. 

328. L. M. Doddridge. 

Every thing shall live "WHitheb the eivee cometh. — Ezek. 47 : 9. 

1. Great Source of being and of love, 
Thou waterest all the worlds above ; 
And all the joys we mortals know 
From Thine exhaustiess fountain flow. 

2. A sacred spring, at Thy command, 
From Zion's mount, in Canaan's land, 
Beside Thy temple cleaves the ground, 
And pours its limpid stream around. 

3. The limpid stream, with sudden force, 
Swells to a river in its course ; 
Through desert realms its windings play, 
And scatter blessings all the way. 

4. Close by its banks, in order fair, 
The blooming trees of life appear ; 
Their blossoms fragrant odors give, 
And on their fruit the nations live. 

5. Flow, wondrous stream, with glory crowned, 
Flow on, to earth's remotest bound, 

And bear us, on thy gentle wave, 
To Him who all thy virtues gave. 

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PUBLIC WORSHIP; OPENING. — THE 
SABBATH AND SANCTUARY. 

329. S. M. Watts. 

The Sabbath was made for man. — Mark 2 : 27. 

1. Welcome, sweet clay of rest, 

That saw the Lord arise, 
Welcome to this reviving breast 
And these rejoicing eyes. 

2. The King Himself comes near, 

And feasts His saints to-day ; 
Here we may sit, and see Him here, 
And love, and praise, and pray. 

3. One day amid the place 

Where my dear God hath been 
Is sweeter than ten thousand days 
Of pleasurable sin. 

4. My willing soul would stay 

In such a frame as this, 
And sit and sing herself away 
To everlasting bliss. 

330. L. M. Barbauld. 

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. — Ps. 51 :17. 

1. When, as returns tins solemn day, 

Man comes to meet his Maker, God, 
What rites, what honors shall he pay ? 

How spread His sovereign praise abroad ? 

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2. From marble domes and gilded spires 

Shall curling clouds of incense rise, 
And gems, and gold, and garlands deck 
The costly pomp of sacrifice ? 

3. Vain, sinful man, creation's Lord 

Thy golden offerings well may spare ; 
But give thy heart, and thou shalt find 
Here dwells a God who heareth prayer. 

331. L. M. J. Stennett. 

They shall hallow my Sabbaths. — Ezek. 44 : 24. 

1. Another six days' work is done, 
Another Sabbath is begun ; 
Return, my soul, unto thy rest, 
Revere the day thy God has blessed. 

2. Come, bless the Lord, whose love assigns 
So sweet a rest to wearied minds, 
Provides an antepast of heaven, 

And gives this day the food of seven. 

3. O, that my thoughts and words may rise 
As incense to propitious skies, 

And fetch from heaven that sweet repose 
Which none but he that feels it knows. 

4. This heavenly calm within the breast 
Is the dear pledge of glorious rest, 
Which for the church of God remains, 
The end of cares, the end of pains. 

5. With joy, great God, Thy works I view, 
In various scenes, both old and new ; 
With praise I think on mercies past ; 
With hope I future pleasures taste. 

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6. In holy duties let the day, 
In holy pleasures, pass away ; 
How sweet, a Sabbath thus to spend 
In hope of one that ne'er shall end ! 

332. H. M. EUyward. 

The Lord shall bless thee out of Zio>*. — Ps. 128 : 5. 

1. Welcome, delightful morn ; 
Thou day of sacred rest, 
I hail thy kind return : 

Lord, make these moments blessed : 



From the low train 
Of mortal toys, 



I soar to reach 
Immortal joys. 



2. Now may the King descend, 

And fill His throne of grace ; 
Thy sceptre, Lord, extend, 

While saints address Thy face : 
Let sinners feel 
Thy quickening word, 



And learn to know 
And fear the Lord. 



3. Descend, celestial Dove, 

With all Thy quickening powers ; 
Display the Saviour's love, 
And bless the sacred hours : 



Then shall my soul 
New life obtain, 



Nor Sabbath days 
Be spent in vain. 



333. L. M. Cunningham. 

The Sabbath a delight. — Is. 58 : 13. 

1. Dear is the hallowed morn to me, 
When village bells awake the day, 
And by their sacred minstrelsy 
Call me from earthly cares away. 
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2. And dear to me the winged hour 

Spent in Thy hallowed courts, Lord ; 
To feel devotion's soothing power, 
And catch the manna of Thy word. 

3. And dear to me the loud Amen 

Which echoes through the blest abode ; 
Which swells, and sinks, and swells again, 
Dies on the walls, but lives to God. 

4. Oft when the world, with iron hands, 

Has bound me in its six-days' chain, 
This bursts them, like the strong man's bands, 
And lets my spirit loose again. 

5. Then dear to me the Sabbath morn, 

The village bells, the shepherd's voice ; 
These oft have found my heart forlorn, 
And always bid that heart rejoice. 

6. Go, man of pleasure, strike thy lyre ; 

Of broken Sabbaths sing the charms ; 
Ours are the prophet's car of fire 
Which bears us to a Father's arms. 



334. 7s. Newton. 

Thy holy Sabbath. — Neh. 9 : 14. 

1. Safely through another week, 

God has brought us on our way ; 
Let us now a blessing seek, 

Waiting in His courts to-clay : 
Day of all the week the best, 
Emblem of eternal rest. 

2. While we seek supplies of grace 

Through the dear Redeemer's name, 
Show Thy reconciling face, 
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Take away our sin and shame ; 
From our worldly cares set free, 
May we rest this day in Thee. 

3. Here we come Thy name to praise ; 

Let us feel Thy presence near ; 
May Thy glory meet our eyes, 

While we in Thy house appear; 
Here afford us, Lord, a taste 
Of our everlasting feast. 

4. May the gospel's joyful sound 

Conquer sinners, comfort saints, 
Make the fruits of grace abound, 

Bring relief from all complaints ; 
Thus let all our Sabbaths prove, 
Till we join the church above. 



335. C. M. Watts. 

It behooved Chkist to suffer axd to rise from the dead the 
third day. — Luke 24: 46. 

1. Blest morning, whose young dawning rays 

Beheld our rising God, 
That saw Him triumph o'er the dust, 
And leave His last abode ! 

2. In the cold prison of a tomb 

The great Redeemer lay, 
Till the revolving skies had brought 
The third, the appointed day. 

3. Hell and the grave unite their force 

To hold our God in vain ; 
The sleeping Conqueror arose, 
And burst their feeble chain. 

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4. To Thy great name, almighty Lord, 

These sacred hours we pay; 
And loud hosannas shall proclaim 
The triumph of the day. 

5. Salvation and immortal praise 

To our victorious King ; 
Let heaven and earth, and rocks and seas, 
With glad hosannas ring. 



336. L. M. Watts. 

To snow foeth Thy loving kindness in the morning. — Ps. 92 : 2. 

1. Sweet is the work, my God, my King, 

To praise Thy name, give thanks, and sing ; 
To show Thy love by morning light, 
And talk of all Thy truth at night. 

2. Sweet is the day of sacred rest ; 

No mortal cares shall seize my breast ; 
O may my heart in tune be found, 
Like David's harp of solemn sound. 

3. My heart shall triumph in my Lord, 
And bless His works, and bless His word ; 
Thy works of grace, how bright they shine ! 
How deep Thy counsels ! how divine ! 

4. Fools never raise their thoughts so high ; 
Like brutes they live, like brutes they die ; 
Like grass they flourish, till Thy breath 
Blast them in everlasting death. 

5. But I shall share a glorious part, 
When grace hath well refined my heart, 
And fresh supplies of joy are shed, 
Like holy oil, to cheer my head. 

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6. Then shall I see, and hear, and know 
All I desired or wished below, 
And every power find sweet employ 
In that eternal world of joy. 



337. S. M. Lyte. 

TO SHOW FOKTH THY LOVING KINDNESS IN THE MORNING AND TfIV FAITH- 
FULNESS EVERY KIGHT. — Ps. 92 : 2. 

1. Sweet is the task, O Lord, 

Thy glorious acts to sing, 
To praise Thy name, and hear Thy word, 
And grateful offerings bring. 

2. Sweet at the dawning hour, 

Thy boundless love to tell ; 
And when the night wind shuts the flower, 
Still on the theme to dwell. 

3. Sweet on this day of rest, 

To join in heart and voice, 
With those who love and serve Thee best, 
And in Thy name rejoice. 

4. To songs of praise and joy, 

Be every Sabbath given, 
That such may be our blest employ 
Eternally in heaven. 



338. C. M. Watts. 

This is the dat which the Lord hath made. — Ps. 118 : 24. 

1. This is the day the Lord hath made ; 
He calls the hours His own ; 
Let heaven rejoice, let earth be glad, 
And praise surround the throne. 
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2. To-day He rose, and left the dead, 

And Satan's empire fell ; 
To-day the saints His triumph spread, 
And all His wonders tell. 

3. Hosanna to the anointed King, 

To David's holy Son ; 
Help us, O Lord ; descend, and bring 
Salvation from Thy throne. 

4. Blest be the Lord, who comes to men 

With messages of grace ; 
Who comes, in God His Father's name, 
To save our sinful race. 

5. Hosanna in the highest strains 

The church on earth can raise ; 
The highest heavens, in which He reigns, 
Shall give Him nobler praise. 



339. L. M. Epis. Coll. 

I was is the Spirit on the Lord's day. — Rev. 1 : 10. 

1. My opening eyes with rapture see 

The dawn of Thy returning day ; 
My thoughts, O God, ascend to Thee, 
While thus my early vows I pay. 

2. I yield my heart to Thee alone, 

Nor would receive another guest ; 
Eternal King, erect Thy throne, 

And reign sole Monarch in my breast. 

3. O. bid this trifling world retire, 

And drive each carnal thought away ; 
Nor let me feel one vain desire, 

One sinful thought, through all the day. 
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4. Then to Thy courts when I repair, 
My soul shall rise on joyful wing, 
The wonders of Thy love declare, 

And join the strains which angels sing. 



340. 10s. Mason. 

The Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it. — Ex. 20: U. 



1. Again the day returns of holy rest, 

Which, when He made the world, Jehovah blessed ; 
When, like His own, He bade our labors cease, 
And all be piety, and all be peace. 

2. Let us devote this consecrated day 

To learn His will, and all we learn obey ; 
So shall He hear while fervently we raise 
Our choral harmony in hymns of praise. 

3. Father in heaven, in whom our hopes confide, 
Whose power defends us, and whose precepts guide, 
In life our Guardian, and in death our Friend, 
Glory supreme be Thine till time shall end. 



341. H. M. Scott. 

And they eetukned and prepared spices and ointments, and bested 
the Sabbath day. — Luke 23 : 56. 

1. Awake, our drowsy souls, 

And burst the slothful band ; 
The wonders of this day 
Our noblest songs demand ; 



Auspicious morn, 
Thy blissful rays 



Bright seraphs hail 
In songs of praise. 



2. At thy approaching dawn 
Reluctant death resigned 
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The glorious Prince of life, 
Its dark domains confined ; 



The angelic host 
Around Him bends 



And 'mid their shouts 
The God ascends. 



3. " All hail, triumphant Lord ! " 
Heaven with hosannas rings ; 
While earth, in humbler strains, 
Thy praise responsive sings : 



Worthy art Thou, 
Who once wast slain, 



Through endless years, 
To live and reign. 



Gird on, great God, Thy sword, 

Ascend Thy conquering car, 
While justice, truth, and love 
Maintain the glorious war ; 



Victorious, Thou 
Thy foes shalt tread, 



And sin and hell 
In triumph lead. 



342. C. M. Lyte. 

Our feet shall stand withist thy gates, O Jerusalem. — Ps. 122 : 2. 

1. With joy we hail the sacred day 

Which God has called His own ; 
With joy the summons we obey 
To worship at His throne. 

2. Thy chosen temple, Lord, how fair ! 

Where willing votaries throng 
To breathe the humble, fervent prayer, 
And pour the choral song. 

3. Spirit of grace, O, deign to dwell 

Within Thy church below ; 
Make her in holiness excel, 
With pure devotion glow. 

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4. Let peace within her walls be found, 

Let all her sons unite 
To spread with grateful zeal around 
Her clear and shining light. 

5. Great God, we hail the sacred day 

Which Thou hast called Thine own ; 
With joy the summons we obey 
To worship at Thy throne. 



343, L. M. Steele. ' 

Blessed is the man that doeth this. — Is. 56: 2. 

1. Great God, this sacred day of Thine 

Demands our soul's collected powers ; 
May we employ in work divine 

These solemn, these devoted hours ; 
O, may our souls adoring own 
The grace which calls us to Thy throne. 

2. Hence, ye vain cares and trifles, fly ; 

Where God resides appear no more ; 
Omniscient God, Thy piercing eye 

Can every secret thought explore ; 
O, may Thy grace our hearts refine, 
And fix our thoughts on things divine. 

3. Thy Spirit's powerful aid impart ; 

O, may Thy word, with life divine, 
Engage the ear, and warm the heart ; 

Then shall the day indeed be thine ; 
Then shall our souls, adoring, own 
The grace which calls us to Thy throne. 
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844. L. M. Doddridge. 

There remaixeth therefore a rest to the people of God.— Heb. 4: 9. 

1. Lord of the Sabbath, hear our vows, 
On this Thy clay, in this Thy house, 
And own, as grateful sacrifice, 

The songs which from the desert rise. 

2. Thine earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we love ; 
But there's a nobler rest above ; 

To that our laboring souls aspire, 
With ardent pangs of strong desire. 

3. No more fatigue, no more distress, 
Nor sin nor hell shall reach the place ; 
No groans to mingle with the songs 
Which warble from immortal tongues. 

4. No rude alarms of raging foes ; 
No cares to break the long repose ; 
No midnight shade, no clouded sun ; 
But sacred, high, eternal noon. 

5. O, long-expected day, begin ; 

Dawn on these realms of woe and sin ; 
Fain would we leave this weary road, 
And sleep in death, to rest with God. 



345. L. M. Watts. 

Praise -\vaiteth for Thee, O God, ix Ziox. — Ps. 65: 1. 

1. The praise of Zion waits for Thee, 

My God, and praise becomes Thy house ; 
There shall Thy saints Thy glory see, 
And there perform their public vows. 
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2. O Thou, whose mercy bends the skies, 

To save when humble sinners pray, 
All lands to Thee shall lift their eyes, 
And distant islands of the sea. 

3. Against my will my sins prevail, 

But grace shall purge away their stain ; 
The blood of Christ will never fail 
To wash my garments white again. 

4. Blessed is the man whom Thou shalt choose, 

And give him kind access to Thee ; 
Give him a place within Thy house, 
To taste Thy love divinely free. 

5. With dreadful glory God fulfils 

What His afflicted saints request, 
And with almighty wrath reveals 
His love to give His churches rest. 

6. Then shall the flocking nations run 

To Zion's hill, and own their Lord ; 
The rising and the setting sun 

Shall see the Saviour's name adored. 



346. 8s, 7s, & 4. Montgomery. 

The Lokd is o His holy temple. — Hab. 2 : 20. 

1. God is in His holy temple ; 

All the earth, keep silence here ; 
Worship Him in truth and spirit, 
Reverence Him with godly fear ; 

Holy, holy 
Lord of hosts, our God appear. 

2. God in Christ reveals His presence, 

Throned upon the mercy seat ; 
Saints, rejoice, and, sinners, tremble ; 

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Eacli prepare his God to meet ; 

Lowly, lowly 
Bow adoring at His feet. 

3. Hail Him here with songs of praises ; 

Him with prayers of faith surround ; 
Harken to His glorious gospel 

While the preacher's lips expound ; 

Blessed, blessed 
They who know the joyful sound. 

4. Though the heaven, and heaven of heavens, 

O thou great Unsearchable, 
Are too mean to comprehend Thee, 
1 Thou with man art pleased to dwell ; 
Welcome, welcome, 

God with us, Immanuel. 



347. L. M. Tate & Brady. 

Enter into His gates with thanksgiving. — Ps. 100 : 4. 

1. With one consent, let all the earth 

To God their cheerful voices raise ; 
Glad homage pay, with awful mirth, 
And sing before Him songs of praise. 

2. Convinced that He is God alone, 

From whom both we and all proceed, 
We, whom He chooses for His own, 
The flock which He vouchsafes to feed. 

3. O, enter then His temple gate, 

Thence to His courts devoutly press ; 
And still your grateful hymns repeat, 
And still His name with praises bless. 
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4. For He's the Lord, supremely good ; 
His mercy is forever sure ; 
His truth, which all times firmly stood, 
To endless ages shall endure. 

348. S. M. S. Stennett. 

Even Thine altaks, O Loed of Hosts. — Ps. &4 : 3. 

1. How charming is the place 

Where my Redeemer, God, 
Unveils the beauties of His face, 
And sheds His love abroad ! 

2. Not the fair palaces 

To which the great resort, 
Are once to be compared with this, 
Where Jesus holds His court. 

3. Here on the mercy seat, 

With radiant glory crowned, 
Our joyful eyes behold Him sit, 
And smile on all around. 

4. Give me, O Lord, a place 

Within Thy blest abode, 
Among the children of Thy grace, 
The servants of my God. 

349. L. M. Watts. 

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord. —Ps. 100 : 1. 

1. Before Jehovah's awful throne, 
Ye nations, bow with sacred joy ; 
Know that the Lord is God alone ; 
He can create, and He destroy. 

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2. His sovereign power, without our aid, 

Made us of clay, and formed us men ; 
And when like wandering sheep we strayed, 
He brought us to His fold again. 

3. "We are His people, we His care ; 

Our souls and all our mortal frame ; 
What lasting honors shall we rear, 
Almighty Maker, to Thy name ? 

4. Well crowd Thy gates, with thankful songs ; 

High as the heavens our voices raise ; 
And earth, with her ten thousand tongues, 
Shall fill Thy courts with sounding praise. 

5. Wide as the world is Thy command ; 

Vast as eternity Thy love ; 
Firm as a rock Thy truth must stand, 
When rolling years shall cease to move. 

350. C. P. M, Mebrick. 

Thet shall peospeb that love Thee.— Ps. 122 : 6. 

1. The joyful morn, my God. is come, 
That calls me to Thy honored dome, 

Thy presence to adore. 
My feet the summons shall attend, 
With willing steps Thy courts ascend, 

And tread the hallowed floor. 

2. Hither, from Judah's utmost end, 
The heaven-protected tribes ascend, 

Their offerings hither bring ; 
Here, eager to attest their joy, 
In hymns of praise their tongues employ, 

And hail the immortal King. 
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3. Be peace by each implored on thee, 

Salem, while with bended knee 
To Jacob's God we pray. 

How blessed who calls himself Thy friend ! 
Success his labors shall attend, 
And safety guard his way. 

351. C. M. Watts. 

My voice shalt Thou hear in the morning. — Ps. 5 : 3. 

1. Lord, in the morning Thou shalt hear 

My voice ascending high ; 
To Thee will I direct my prayer, 
To Thee lift up mine eye ; 

2. Up to the hills where Christ is gone, 

To plead for all His saints, 
Presenting at His Father's throne 
Our songs and our complaints. 

3. Thou art a God before whose sight 

The wicked shall not stand ; 
Sinners shall ne'er be Thy delight, 
Nor dwell at Thy right hand. 

4. But to Thy house will I resort. 

To taste Thy mercies there ; 

1 will frequent Thine holy court, 
And worship in Thy fear. 

352. L. M. Pratt's Coll. 

A God ready to pardon. — Neh. 9 : 17. 

1. Father of heaven, whose love profound 
A ransom for our souls hath found, 
Before Thy throne we sinners bend ; 
To us Thy pardoning love extend. 
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2. Almighty Son, incarnate Word, 

Our Prophet, Priest, Redeemer, Lord, 
Before Thy throne we sinners bend ; 
To us Thy saving grace extend. 

3. Eternal Spirit, by whose breath 

The soul is raised from sin and death, 
Before Thy throne we sinners bend ; 
To us Thy quickening power extend. 

4. Jehovah ! Father, Spirit, Son ! 
Eternal Godhead ! Three in One ! 
Before Thy throne we sinners bend ; 
Grace, pardon, life, to us extend. 

353. 8s, 7s, & 4. Kelly. 

Speak, for Thy servant heareth.— 1 Sam. 3 : 10. 

1. In Thy name, O Lord, assembling, 

We, Thy people, now draw near ; 
Teach us to rejoice with trembling ; 
Speak, and let Thy servants hear — 

Hear with meekness, 
Hear Thy word with godly fear. 

2. While our days on earth are lengthened, 

May we give them, Lord, to Thee ; 
Cheered by hope, and daily strengthened, 
May we run, nor weary be, 

Till Thy glory, 
Without clouds, in heaven we see. 

3. There, hi worship purer, sweeter, 

Thee Thy people shall adore, 
Tasting of enjoyment greater 

Far than thought conceived before — 

Full enjoyment, 
Full, unmixed, and evermore. 
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354. C. M. Watts. 

Early will I SEEK Tiiee. — Ps. 63 : L 

1. Early, my God, without delay, 

I haste to seek Thy face ; 
My thirsty spirit faints away 
Without Thy cheering grace. 

2. So pilgrims on the scorching sand, 

Beneath a burning sky, 
Long for a cooling stream at hand, 
And they must drink or die. 

3. I've seen Thy glory and Thy power 

Through all Thy temple shine ; 
My God, repeat that heavenly hour, 
That vision so divine. 

4. Not life itself, with all her joys, 

Can my best passions move, 
Or raise so high my cheerful voice, 
As Thy forgiving love. 

5. Thus, till my last, expiring day, 

I'll bless my God and King ; 
Thus will I lift my hands to pray, 
And tune my heart to sing. 

355. 7s. 

The preparations of the heart m man, ajd the answer of the tongue, 
is from the Lord. — Prov. 16 : 1. 

1. Holy Lord, our hearts prepare 
For the solemn work of prayer ; 
Grant that, when we bend the knee, 
All our thoughts may turn to Thee, 
And Thy presence may be found, 
Breathing peace and joy around. 
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2. Lord, when we approach Thy throne, 
Make Thy power and glory known ; 
Thus may we be taught to call 
Humbly on the Lord of all, 

And with reverence and fear 
At Thy footstool to appear. 

3. Teach us, as we breathe our woes, 
On Thy promise to repose, 

All Thy tender love to trace 
In the Saviour's work of grace, 
And with confidence depend 
On a gracious God and Friend. 

356. C. M. Pratt's Coll. 

Serve Him is sincerity and in truth. — Josh. 24 : 14. 

1. Lord, when we bend before Thy throne, 

And our confessions pour, 
0, may we feel the sins we own, 
And hate what we deplore. 

2. Our broken spirits pitying see ; 

True penitence impart ; 
Then let a healing glance from Thee 
Beam hope on every heart. 

3. When we disclose our wants in prayer, 

O, let our wills resign ; 
And not a thought our bosom share, 
Which is not wholly Thine. 

4. Let faith each weak petition fill, 

And lift it to the skies ; 
And teach our hearts 'tis goodness still 
That grants it, or denies. 

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357. 



7s. 



Montgomery. 



Did not oue heart burn within us while He talked with us by the 
way? — Luke 24 : 32. 



1. To Thy temple I repair; 
Lord, I love to worship there, 
When within the veil I meet 
Christ before the mercy seat. 

2. While Thy glorious praise is sung, 
Touch my lips, unloose my tongue, 
That my joyful soul may bless 
Thee, the Lord, my Righteousness. 

3. While the prayers of saints ascend, 
God of love, to mine attend ; 
Hear me, for Thy Spirit pleads ; 
Hear, for Jesus intercedes. 

4. While I hearken to Thy law, 
Fill my soul with humble awe, 
Till Thy gospel bring to me 
Life and immortality. 

5. From Thine house when I return, 
May my heart within me burn, 
And at evening let me say, 

" I have walked with God to-day." 



O, COME, LET US WORSHIP AND BOW DOWN. — Ps. 95 : 6. 



1. Come, sound His praise abroad, 
And hymns of glory sing ; 
Jehovah is the sovereign God, 
The universal King. 

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2. He formed the deeps unknown ; 

He gave the seas their bound ; 
The watery worlds are all His own, 
And all the solid ground. 

3. Come, worship at His throne ; 

Come, bow before the Lord ; 
We are His work, and not our own ; 
He formed us by His word. 

4. To-day attend His voice, 

Nor dare provoke His rod ; 
Come, like the people of His choice, 
And own your gracious God. 

359. S. M. Watts. 

Walk about Zio> t , and go round about her. — Ps. 48: 12. 

1. Far as Thy name is known, 

The world declares Thy praise ; 
Thy saints, O Lord, before Thy throne 
Their songs of honor raise. 

2. With joy let Judah stand 

On Zion's chosen hill, 
Proclaim the wonders of Thy hand, 
And counsels of Thy will. 

3. Let strangers walk around 

The city where we dwell, 
Compass and view the holy ground, 
And mark the building well, 

4. The order of Thy house, 

The worship of Thy court, 
The cheerful songs, the solemn vows, 
And make a fair report. 

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5. How decent and how wise ! 

How glorious to behold ! 
Beyond the pomp that charms the eyes, 
And rites adorned with gold. 

6. The God we worship now 

Will guide us till we die ; 
Will be our God while here below, 
And ours above the sky. 

360. C. M. Tate & Brady. 

Place be within thy walls. — Ps. 122: 7. 

1. O, 'twas a joyful sound to hear 

Our tribes devoutly say, 
" Up, Israel, to the temple haste, 
And keep your festal day ! " 

2. At Salem's courts we must appear, 

With our assembled powers, 
In strong and beauteous order ranged, 
Like her united towers. 

3. O, pray we then for Salem's peace, 

For they shall prosperous be, 
Thou holy city of our God, 
Who bear true love to thee. 

4. May peace within thy sacred walls 

A constant guest be found ; 
With plenty and prosperity 
Thy palaces be crowned. 

DOXOLOGY. 

Thee, Father, Son, and Spirit, Thee, 
Let heaven and earth adore ; 

Thou art, Thou wast, and Thou shalt be 
God blessed evermore. 

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361. L. M. Tate & Brad 

O, COME LET US SIXG U>'TO THE LOKD. — Ps. 95 : L 

h O, c o:\ie, loud anthems let us sing, 
Loud thanks to our almighty King ; 
For we our voices high should raise, 
When our salvation's Rock we praise. 

2. Into His presence let us haste, 

To thank Him for His favors past ; 
To Him address, in joyful songs, 
The praise that to His name belongs. 

3. For God the Lord, enthroned in state, 
Is with unrivalled glory great — 

A King superior far to all — 
Whom by His title God we call. 

4. O, let us to His courts repair, 
And bow with adoration there ; 
Down on our knees devoutly, all, 
Before the Lord, our Maker fall. 

362. L. P. M. Watt 

Strength a>~d beauty aee is His saxctuaey. — Ps. 96: 6. 

1. Let all the earth their voices raise, 
To sing the choicest psalm of praise ; 

To sing and bless Jehovah's name : 
His glory let the heathen know ; 
His wonders to the nations show ; 

And all His saving works proclaim. 

2. He framed the globp. He built the sky, 
He made the shining worlds on high, 

And reigns complete in glory there ; 



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His beams are majesty and light ; 
His beauties, how divinely bright ! 
His temple, how divinely fair ! 

3. Come the great day, the glorious hour, 
When earth shall feel His saving power, 
And barbarous nations fear His name : 
Then shall the race of man confess 
The beauty of His holiness, 

And in His courts His grace proclaim. 

363. 6s & 4s. Goode. 

Praise Him according to His excellent greatness. — Ps. 150: 2. 

1. Praise ye Jehovah's name, 
Praise through His courts proclaim, 

Rise and adore : 
High o'er the heavens above 
Sound His great acts of love, 
While His rich grace we prove, 

Vast as His power. 

2. Now let the trumpet raise 
Sounds of triumphant praise, 

Wide as His fame : 
There let the harp be found ; 
Organs, with solemn sound, 
Roll your deep notes around, 

Filled with His name. 

3. While His high praise ye sing, 
Shake every sounding string ; 

Sweet the accord ! 
He vital breath bestows ; 
Let every breath that flows 
His noblest fame disclose ; 

Praise ye the Lord. 

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364. L. M. Watts. 

Let my pbayee be set fokth before Thee as incense.— Ps. 141 : 2. 

1. My God, accept my early vows, 
Like morning incense in Thy house ; 
And let my nightly worship rise, 
Sweet as the evening sacrifice. 

2. Watch o'er my lips, and guard them, Lord, 
From every rash and heedless word ; 
Nor let my feet incline to tread 

The guilty path where sinners lead. 

3. O, may the righteous, when I stray, 
Smite and reprove my wandering way ; 
Their gentle words, like ointment shed, 
Shall never bruise, but cheer my head. 

4. When I behold them pressed with grief, 
I'll cry to heaven for their relief ; 

And by my warm petitions prove 
How much I prize their faithful love. 

365. C. M. Pratt's Coll. 

LORD, I HAVE LOVED THE HABITATION" OF THY HOUSE. — Ps. 26 : 8. 

1. We love Thy holy temple, Lord, 

For there Thou deign' st to dwell ; 
And there the heralds of Thy word 
Of all Thy mercies tell. 

2. There, in Thy pure and cleansing fount, 

Washed from each guilty stain, 
Our souls on wings of faith shall mount 
To heaven's eternal fane. 

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3. Around Thine altar will we kneel 

In penitence sincere, 
A Saviour's mercy deeply feel, 
And words of pardon hear ; 

4. Or, mingling with the choral throng, 

Our joyful voices raise, 
And pour the full, melodious song, 
In notes of grateful praise. 

366. C. M. Watts. 

I WAS GLAD WHEN THEY SAID UNTO ME, LET US GO INTO THE HOUSE OF 

the Lord. — Ps. 122: 1. 

1. How did my heart rejoice to hear 

My friends devoutly say, 
" In Zion let us all appear, 
And keep the solemn day." 

2. I love her gates, I love the road ; 

The church, adorned with grace, 
Stands like a palace built for God, 
To show His milder face. 

3. Up to her courts, with joys unknown, 

The holy tribes repair ; 
The Son of David holds His throne, 
And sits in judgment there. 

4. He hears our praises and complaints, 

And while His awful voice 
Divides the sinners from the saints, 
We tremble and rejoice. 

5. Peace be within this sacred place, 

And joy a constant guest ; 
With holy gifts and heavenly grace 
Be her attendants blessed. 



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My soul shall pray for Zion still 

While life or breath remains ; 
There my best friends, my kindred, dwell ; 

There God, my Saviour, reigns. 



367. 



H. M. 



Watts. 



My soul loxgeth, tea, even fadtteth, foe the courts of the Lord. 



L Lord of the worlds above, 
How pleasant and how fair 
The dwellings of Thy love, 
Thine earthly temples are ! 



To Thine abode 
My heart aspires, 



With warm desires, 
To see my God. 



2. The sparrow for her young 
With pleasure seeks a nest, 
And wandering swallows long 
To find their wonted rest : 



My spirit faints, 
With equal zeal, 



To rise and dwell 
Among Thy saints. 



O happy souls that pray 

Where God appoints to hear ; 

O happy men that pay 

Their constant service there : 



They praise Thee still ; 
And happy they 



That love the way 
To Zion's hill. 



4. They go from strength to strength 
Through this dark vale of tears, 
Till each arrives at length, 
Till each in heaven appears : 



glorious seat, 
When God our Kino- 



Shall thither bring 
Our willing feet. 



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368. L. M. Watts. 

Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving. — Ps. 95 : 2. 



1. Come, let our voices join to raise 
A sacred song of solemn praise : 
God is a sovereign king ; rehearse 
His honors in exalted verse. 

2. Come, let our souls address the Lord, 
Who framed our natures with His word : 
He is our Shepherd, we the sheep 

His mercy chose, His pastures keep. 

3. Come, let us hear His voice to-day ; 
The counsels of His love obey ; 
Nor let our hardened hearts renew 
The sins and plagues that Israel knew. 

4. Look back, my soul, with holy dread, 
And view those ancient rebels dead ; 
Attend the offered grace to-day, 
Nor lose the blessing by delay. 

5. Seize the kind promise while it waits, 
And rnarch to Zion's heavenly gates ; 
Believe, and take the promised rest ; 
Obey, and be forever blest. 



869. C. M. Doddridge. 

The way to Zion. — Jer. 50 : 5. 



1. Inquire, ye pilgrims, for the way 
That leads to Zion's hill, 
And thither set your steady face, 
With a determined will. 
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2. Come, let us to His temple haste, 

And seek His favor there ; 
Before His footstool humbly bow, 
And pour our fervent prayer. 

3. Come, let us join our souls to God 

In everlasting bands, 
And seize the blessings He bestows, 
With eager hearts and hands. 



370. 



7s. Hammond. 



And ye shall seek Me axd find Me when te shall seaech for Me 

WITH ALL YOUK HEAET. — Jer. 29 : 13. 



1. Lord, we come before Thee now ; 
At Thy feet we humbly bow ; 

O, do not our suit disdain ; 

Shall we seek Thee, Lord, in vain ? 

2. Lord, on Thee our souls depend ; 
In compassion, now descend ; 

Fill our hearts with Thy rich grace ; 
Tune our lips to sing Thy praise. 

3. In Thine own appointed way, 
Now we seek Thee, here we stay ; 
Lord, we know not how to go, 
Till a blessing Thou bestow. 

4. Send some message from Thy word 
That may joy and peace afford ; 
Let Thy Spirit now impart 

Full salvation to each heart. 

5. Comfort those who weep and mourn ; 
Let the time of joy return ; 

Those who are cast down lift up, 
Make them strong in faith and hope. 

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6. Grant that all may seek, and find 
Thee a gracious God and kind ; 
Heal the sick, the captive free ; 
Let us all rejoice in Thee. 

371. s. p. m. Watts. 

Peace be within thy walls, and peospeeity within thy palaces. 

Ps. 122: 7. 

1. How pleased and blessed was I, 
To hear the people cry, 

" Come, let us seek our God to-day ! " 

Yes, with a cheerful zeal, 

We haste to Zion's hill, 
And there our vows and honors pay. 

2. Zion, thrice happy place ! 
Adorned with wondrous grace, 

And walls of strength embrace thee round ; 

In thee our tribes appear, 

To pray, and praise, and hear 
The sacred gospel's joyful sound. 

3. Here David's greater Son 
Has fixed His royal throne ; 

He sits for grace and judgment here : 

He bids the saint be glad, 

He makes the sinner sad, 
And humble souls rejoice with fear. 

4. May peace attend thy gate, 
And joy within thee wait, 

To bless the soul of every guest ; 

The man who seeks thy peace, 

And wishes thine increase, 
A thousand blessings on him rest. 

5. My tongue repeats her vows, 

66 Peace to this sacred house ! 99 
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For here my friends and kindred dwell ; 

And since my glorious God 

Makes thee His blest abode ; 
My soul shall ever love thee well. 

372. L. M. Heber. 

Thou hast been a Shelter for me. — Ps. 61 : 3. 

L Forth from the dark and stormy sky, 
Lord, to Thine altar's shade we fly ; 
Forth from the world, its hope and fear, 
Father, we seek Thy shelter here : 
Weary and weak, Thy grace we pray ; 
Turn not, O Lord, Thy guests away. 

2. Long have we roamed in want and pain ; 
Long have we sought Thy rest in vain ; 
Wildered in doubt, in darkness lost, 
Long have our souls been tempest-tossed : 
Low at Thy feet our sins we lay ; 
Turn not, O Lord, Thy guests away. 

373. C. M. Steele. 

The Desire of all nations shall come.— Hag. 2: 7. 

1. Come, thou Desire of all Thy saints ! 

Our humble strains attend, 
While, with our praises and complaints, 
Low at Thy feet we bend. 

2. How should our songs, like those above, 

With warm devotion rise ! 
How should our souls, on wings of love, 
Mount upward to the skies ! 

3. Come, Lord, Thy love alone can raise 

In us the heavenly flame ; 
Then shall oar lips resound Thy praise, 
Our hearts adore Thy name. 
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4. Dear Saviour, let Thy glory shine 

And fill Thy dwellings here, 
Till life, and love, and joy divine 
A heaven on earth appear. 

5. Then shall our hearts enraptured say, 

Come, great Redeemer, come, 
And bring the bright, the glorious day, 
That calls Thy children home ! 

374. C. M. Watt-. 

God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints. 

Ps. 8U : 7. 

1. With reverence let the saints appear, 

And bow before the Lord ; 
His high commands with reverence hear, 
And tremble at His word. 

2. How terrible Thy glories be ! 

How bright Thine armies shine ! 
Where is the power that vies with Thee ? 
Or truth, compared with Thine ? 

3. The northern pole, and southern, rest 

On Thy supporting hand ; 
Darkness and day, from east to west, 
Move round at Thy command. 

4. Thy words the raging winds control, 

And rule the boisterous deep ; 
Thou mak'st the sleeping billows roll, 
The rolling billows sleep. 

5. Justice and judgment are Thy throne, 

Yet wondrous is Thy grace ; 
While truth and mercy, joined in one. 
Invite us near Thy face. 

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375. 8s. 7s, & 4 Eippox's Coll. 

The Spirit also helpeih our infirmities. — Rom. 8 : 26. 

1. Come, thou soul-transforming Spirit, 

Bless the sower and the seed ; 
Let each heart Thy grace inherit ; 
Raise the weak, the hungry feed ; 

From the gospel 
Now supply Thy people's need. 

2. O, may all enjoy the blessing 

Which Thy word's designed to give ; 
Let us all. Thy love possessing, 
Joyfully the truth receive ; 

And forever 
To Thy praise and glory live. 

376. 8s Sc 7s. Taylor. 

The Loed will give grace and glory. — Ps. S4 : U. 

1. Far from mortal cares retreating, 

Sordid hopes and vain desires, 
Here, our willing footsteps meeting, 

Every heart to heaven aspires ; 
From the fount of o'lorv beaminp;, 

Light celestial cheers our eyes, 
Mercy from above proclaiming 

Peace and pardon from the skies. 

2. Who may share this great salvation ? 

Every pure and humble mind ; 
Every kindred, tongue, and nation, 

From the dross of guilt refined ; 
Blessings all around bestowing, 

God withholds His care from none ; 
Grace and mercy ever flowing 

From the fountain of His throne. 
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3. Every stain of guilt abhorring, 

Firm and bold in virtue's cause, 
Still Thy providence adoring, 

Faithful subjects to Thy laws ; 
Lord, with favor still attend us, 

Bless us with Thy wondrous love ; 
Thou, our Sun and Shield, defend us ; 

All our hope is from above. 

377. C. M. Watts. 

What shall I eexder unto the Lord for all His benefits toward 
me. — Ps. 116 : 12. 

1. What shall I render to my God 

For all His kindness shown ? 
My feet shall visit Thine abode, 
My songs address Thy throne. 

2. Among the saints that fill Thy house 

My offerings shall be paid ; 
There shall my zeal perform the vows 
My soul in anguish made. 

3. How much is mercy Thy delight, 

Thou ever-blessed God ! 
How dear Thy servants in Thy sight ! 
How precious is their blood ! 

4. How happy all Thy servants are ! 

How great Thy grace to me ! 
My life which Thou hast made Thy care, 
Lord, I devote to Thee. 

5. Now I am Thine, forever Thine, 

Nor shall my purpose move ; 
Thy hand hath loosed my bonds of pain, 
And bound me with Thy love. 
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6. Here in Thy courts I leave my vow, 
And Thy rich grace record ; 
Witness, ye saints, who hear me now, 
If I forsake the Lord ! 

378. C. M. Watts. 

Praise God ra His sanctuaby. — Ps. 150 : 1. 

1. In God's own house pronounce His praise; 

His grace He there reveals ; 
To heaven your joy and wonder raise, 
For there His glory dwells. 

2. Let all your sacred passions move 

While you rehearse His deeds ; 
But the great work of saving love 
Your highest praise exceeds. 

3. All that have motion, life, and breath, 

Proclaim your Maker blessed ; 
Yet when my voice expires in death, 
My soul shall praise Him best. 

379. C. M. H. M. Williams. 

Thou -wilt keep him ih perfect peace whose mi>-d is stayed oy Tiiee. 

Is. 26 : 3. 

1. While Thee I seek, Protecting Power, 

Be my vain wishes stilled ; 
And may this consecrated hour 
With better hopes be filled. 

2. Thy love the power of thought bestowed, — 

To Thee my thoughts would soar ; 
Thy mercy o'er my life has flowed, — 
That mercy I adore. 

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3. In each event of life, how clear 

Thy ruling hand I see ! 
Each blessing to my soul most dear, 
Because conferred by Thee. 

4. In every joy that crowns my days, 

In every pain I bear, 
My heart shall find delight in praise, 
Or seek relief in prayer. 

5. When gladness wings my favored hour, 

Thy love my thoughts shall fill ; 
Resigned when storms of sorrow lower, 
My soul shall meet Thy will. 

6. My lifted eye, without a tear, 

The gathering storm shall see ; 
My steadfast heart shall know no fear, — 
That heart will rest on Thee. 

380- L. M. Watts. 

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord.— Ps. 100 : 1. 

1. Ye nations of the earth, rejoice 

Before the Lord, your sovereign King ; 
Serve Him with cheerful heart and voice ; 
With all your tongues His glory sing. 

2. The Lord is God ; 'tis He alone 

Doth life, and breath, and being give ; 
We are His work, and not our own ; 
The sheep that on His pastures live. 

3. Enter His gates with songs of joy ; 

With praises to His courts repair ; 
And make it your divine employ 

To pay your thanks and honors there. 

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4. The Lord is good, the Lord is kind ; 

Great is His grace, His mercy sure ; 
And the whole race of man shall find 
His truth from age to age endure. 



381. L. M. Watts. 

Blessed be the Lord out of Ziox. — Ps. 135 : 21. 

1. Praise ye the Lord, exalt His name, 

While in His earthly courts we wait; 
Ye saints, who to His house belong, 
Or stand attending at His gate. 

2. Praise ye the Lord ; the Lord is good ; 

To praise His name is sweet employ ; 
Israel He chose of old, and still 
His church is His peculiar joy. 

3. The Lord Himself will judge His saints ; 

He treats His servants as His friends ; 
And when He hears their sore complaints, 
Repents the sorrows that He sends. 

4. Bless Him, all ye who taste His love ; 

People and priests, exalt His name ; 
Among His saints He ever dwells ; 
His church is His Jerusalem. 



382. C. M. Pratt's Coll, 

Sing aloud uxto God our Strength. — Ps. 81 : 1. 

1. To God, our Strength, your voice aloud, 
In strains of glory raise ; 
High to Jehovah, Jacob's God, 
Exalt the note? of praise. 
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2. Now let the gospel trumpet blow 

On each apjiointed feast, 
And teach His waiting church to know 
The Sabbath's sacred rest. 

3. This was the statute of the Lord 

To Israel's favored race ; 
And yet His courts preserve His word, 
And there we wait His grace. 

4. With psalms of honor, and of joy, 

Let all His temples ring ; 
Your various instruments employ, 
And songs of triumph sing. 

383. L. M. Watts. 

Blessed are they that dwell i> t Thy house. — Ps. 84 : 4. 

1. Great God, attend while Zion sings 
The joy that from Thy presence springs ; 
To spend one day with Thee on earth 
Exceeds a thousand days of mirth. 

2. Might I enjoy the meanest place 
Within Thy house, O God of grace, 
Not tents of ease, nor thrones of power, 
Should tempt my feet to leave Thy door. 

3. God is our Sun, He makes our day ; 
God is our Shield, He guards our way 
From all the assaults of hell and sin ; 
From foes without and foes within. 

4. O God. our King, whose sovereign sway 
The glorious hosts of heaven obey, — 
And devils at Thy presence flee, — 
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384. L. M. Watts. 

O God, Thou art my God: eakly will 1 seek Thee. — Ps. G3 : 1. 

1. Great God, indulge my humble claim ; 

Thou art my Hope, my Joy, my Rest ; 
The glories that compose Thy name 
Stand all engaged to make me blessed. 

2. Thou great and good, Thou just and wise, . 

Thou art my Father and my God ; 
And I am Thine by sacred ties, 

Thy son, Thy servant, bought with blood. 

3. With heart, and eyes, and lifted hands, 

For Thee I long, to Thee I look, 
A? travellers in thirsty lands 

Pant for the cooling water brook. 

4. "With early feet I love to appear 

Among Thy saints, and seek Thy face ; 
Oft have I seen Thy glory there, 

And felt the power of sovereign grace. 

5. I'll lift my hands, I'll raise my voice, 

While I have breath to pray or praise ; 
This work shall make my heart rejoice, 
And spend the remnant of my days. 

385. 7s. C. Wesley. 

Cause Thy face to shixe, axd ave shall be saved. — Ps.80: 3. 

1. Light of life, seraphic fire, 

Love divine, Thyself impart; 
Every fainting soul inspire ; 
Shine in every drooping heart. 
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2. Every mournful sinner cheer, 

Scatter all our guilty gloom ; 
Son of God, appear, appear ! 
To Thy human temples come. 

3. Come in this accepted hour ; 

Bring Thy heavenly kingdom in ; 
Fill us with Thy glorious power, 
Rooting out the seeds of sin. 

4. Nothing more can we require, 

We will covet nothing less ; 
Be Thou all our heart's desire, 
All our joy and all our peace. 

Doxology. 

Sing we to our God above, 
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 

Praise eternal as His love ; 

Praise Him, all ye heavenly host. 

386. 8s, 7s, & 4. Piekpont. 

In the multitude of Thy meect heae me. — Ps. 69 : 13. 

1. God Almighty and All Seeing, 

Holy One, in whom we all 
Live, and move, and have our being, 
Hear us when on Thee we call ; 

Father, hear us, 
As before Thy throne we fall. 

2. Of all good art Thou the Giver ; 

T^eak and wandering ones are we ; 
Then forever, yea, forever, 

In Thy presence would we be ; 

0, be near us, 
That we wander not from Thee. 
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DOXOLOGY. 

Praise the Father, Son, and Spirit 
For election, sovereign, free ; 

For redeeming love and merit ; 
For renewing such as we ; 

For all blessings 
Praise the glorious One in Three. 

387. L. M. Watts. 

MT SOUL LONGETH, YEA, EVEN FAIXTETH, FOR THE COURTS OF THE LOKD. 

Ps. 84 : -1. 

1. How pleasant, how divinely fair, 

O Lord of hosts, Thy dwellings are ! 

With long desire my spirit faints 

To meet the assemblies of Thy saints. 

2. My flesh would rest in Thine abode ; 
My panting heart cries out for God ; 
My God ! my King ! why should I be 
So far from all my joys and Thee ? 

3. Blessed are the saints who sit on high, 
Around Thy throne of majesty ; 

Thy brightest glories shine above, 
And all their work is praise and love. 

4. Blessed are the souls who find a place 
Within the temple of Thy grace ; 
There they behold Thy gentler rays, 
And seek Thy face, and learn Thy praise. 

5. Blessed are the men whose hearts are set 
To find the way to Zion's gate ; 

God is their Strength, and through the road 
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6. Cheerful they walk, with growing strength, 
Till all shall meet in heaven at length ; 
Till all before Thy face appear, 
And join in nobler worship there. 

388. C. M. Watts. 

Let us make a joyful noise to the Rock of oue salvation. — Ps. 95 : 1. 

1. Sing to the Lord Jehovah's name, 

And in His strength rejoice ; 
When His salvation is our theme, 
Exalted be our voice. 

2. With thanks approach His awful sight, 

And psalms of honor sing ; 
The Lord's a God of boundless might, 
The whole creation's King. 

3. Let princes hear, let angels know 

How mean their natures seem ; 
Those gods on high, and gods below, 
When once compared with Him. 

4. Earth, with its caverns dark and deep, 

Lies in His spacious hand ; 
He fixed the seas what bounds to keep, 
And where the hills must stand. 

5. Come, and with humble souls adore ; 

Come, kneel before His face ; 
O, may the creatures of His power 
Be children of His grace. 

6. Now is the time ; He bends His ear, 

And waits for your request ; 
Come, lest He rouse His wrath, and swear, 
" Ye shall not see my rest." 
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389, lis & 8s. Montgomery. 

E.vter INTO His GATES WITH thanksgiving. — Ps. 100 : 4. 

1. Be joyful in God, all ye lands of the earth ; 

O, serve Him with gladness and fear ; 
Exult in His presence with music and mirth ; 
With love and devotion draw near. 

2. For Jehovah is God, and Jehovah alone, 

Creator and Ruler o'er all ; 
And we are His people, His sceptre we own ; 
His sheep, and we follow His call. 

3. O, enter His gates with thanksgiving and song ; 

Your vows in His temple proclaim ; 
His praise with melodious accordance prolong, 
And bless His adorable name. 

4. For good is the Lord, inexpressibly good, 

And we are the work of His hand ; 
His mercy and truth from eternity stood, 
And shall to eternity stand. 

390. L. M. Watts. 

O, visit me with Thy salvation. — Ps. 106 : 4. 

1. Far from my thoughts, vain world, begone ; 
Let my religious hours alone ; 

Fain would my eyes my Saviour see ; 
I wait a visit, Lord, from Thee. 

2. My heart grows warm with holy fire, 
And kindles with a pure desire ; 
Come, my dear Jesus, from above, 
And feed my soul with heavenly love. 



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3. Blest Jesus, what delicious fare ! 
How sweet Thy entertainments are ! 
Never did angels taste above, 
Redeeming grace and dying love. 

4. Hail, great Immanuel, all divine ! 

In Thee Thy Father's glories shine ; 
Thou brightest, sweetest, fairest One 
That eyes have seen, or angels known. 



391. 



C. M. Watts. 



That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. 

Ps. 27 : 4. 



1*. The Lord of glory is my Light, 
And my Salvation too ; 
God is my Strength ; nor will I fear 
What all my foes can do. 

2. One privilege my heart desires ; 
O, grant me an abode 
Among the churches of Thy saints, 
The temples of my God. 



3. There shall I offer my requests, 

And see Thy beauty still ; 
Shall hear Thy messages of love, 
And there inquire Thy will. 

4. When troubles rise, and storms appear, 

There may His children hide ; 
God has a strong pavilion, where 
He makes my soul abide. 

5. Now shall my head be lifted high 

Above my foes around ; 
And songs of joy and victory 
Within Thy temple sound. 

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392. L. M. Tersteegen. 

This is none other but the house of God. — Gen. 28 : 17. 

1. Lo, God is here! let us adore, 

And own how dreadful is this place ! 
Let all within us feel His power, 
And silent bow before His face. 

2. Lo, God is here ! Him, day and night, 

The united choirs of angels sing • 
To Him, enthroned above all height, 

Heaven's hosts their noblest praises bring. 

3. Being of beings ! may our praise 

Thy courts with grateful fragrance fill ; 
Still may we stand before Thy face ; 
Still hear and do Thy sovereign will. 

393. L. M. Heber. 

Ho s ann a. — John 12 : 13. 

1. Ho s anna to the living Lord! 
Hosanna to the incarnate Word ! 
To Christ, Creator, Saviour, King, 
Let earth, let heaven, hosanna sing. 

2. Hosanna, Lord ! Thine angels cry ; 
Hosanna, Lord ! Thy saints reply ; 
Above, beneath us, and around, 
The dead and living swell the sound. 

3. O, Saviour, with protecting care, 
Return to this, Thy house of prayer ; 
Assembled in Thy sacred name, 
Where we Thy parting promise claim. 

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4. But, ehiefest, in our cleansed breast, 
Eternal, bid Thy Spirit rest, 

And make our secret soul to be 
A temple pure, and worthy Thee. 

5. So, in the last and dreadful day. 
When earth and heaven shall melt away. 
Thy nock, redeemed from sinful stain. 
Shall swell the sound of praise again. 

394. L. M. Watt-. 

The Lord loveth the gates of Zion. — Ps. 87 : 2. 

1. God in His earthly temple lays 
Foundations for His heavenly praise ; 
He likes the tents of Jacob well, 
But, still hi Zion loves to dwell. 

2. His mercy visits every house 

That pays its night and morning vows ; 
But makes a more delightful stay 
Where churches meet to praise and pray. 

8. When God makes up His last account 
Of natives in His holy mount, 
'Twill be an honor to appear 
As one new-born or nourished there. 



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PUBLIC WORSHIP; CLOSING. — THE 
SABBATH AND SANCTUARY. 

395. 7s. S. F. Smith. 

When the evening was come, He was theee alone. — Matt. 14 : 23. 

1. Softly fades the twilight ray 
Of the holy Sabbath day ; 
Gently as life's setting sun 

When the Christian's course is run. 

2. Night her solemn mantle spreads 
O'er the earth, as daylight fades ; 
All things tell of calm repose 
At the holy Sabbath's close. 

3. Still the Spirit lingers near 
Where the evening worshipper 
Seeks communion with the skies, 
Pressing onward to the prize. 

4. Saviour, may our Sabbaths be 
Days of peace and joy in Thee, 
Till in heaven our souls repose, 
Where the Sabbath ne'er shall close. 



396. L. M. Edmeston. 

The time of the evening oblation. — Dan. 9 : 21. 

1. Sweet is the light of Sabbath eve, 

And soft the sunbeams lingering there ; 
For these blest hours the world I leave, 
Wafted on wings of faith and prayer. 
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2. The time how lovely and how still ; 

Peace shines and smiles on all below ; 
The plain, the stream, the wood, the hill, 
All fair with evening's setting glow. 

8. Season of rest ! the tranquil soul 

Feels the sweet cairn, and melts to love ; 
And while these sacred moments roll, 
Faith sees the smiling heaven above 

4. Nor will our days of toil be long ; 
Our pilgrimage will soon be trod ; 
And we shall join the ceaseless song, 
The endless Sabbath of our God. 



397. 8s & 7s. 

O that Thou wouldest bless me indeed. — 1 Chron. 4 : 10. 

Lord, dismiss us with Thy blessing ; 

Bid us now depart in peace ; 
Still on heavenly manna feeding, 

Let our faith and love increase. 
Fill each breast with consolation ; 

Up to Thee our hearts we raise ; 
When we reach our blissful station, 

Then we'll give Thee nobler praise. 



398. C. M. Browne. 

Increase ouk faith. — Luke 17 : 5. 

1. Frequent the day of God returns 
To shed its quickening beams ; 
And yet how slow devotion burns, 
How languid are its flames. 

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2. Accejjt our faint attempts to love ; 

Our frailties, Lord, forgive ; 
We would be like Thy saints above, 
And praise Thee while we live. 

3. Increase, O Lord, our faith and hope, 

And fit us to ascend 
Where the assembly ne'er breaks up, 
The Sabbaths never end ; — 

4. Where we shall breathe in heavenly air ; 

With heavenly lustre shine ; 
Before the throne of God appear, 
And feast on love divine. 



399. L. M. Heber. 

The desire of the eighteous shall be granted. — Prov. 10 : 24. 

1. Lord, now we part in Thy blest name, 
In which we here together came ; 
Grant us our few remaining days 

To work Thy will, and spread Thy praise. 

2. Teach us in life and death to bless 

The Lord our Strength and Righteousness ; 
And grant us all to meet above ; 
Then shall we better sing Thy love. 



400. C. M. C. Wesley. 

Their sacrifices shall be accepted upon Mine alter. — Is. 56 : 7. 

1. Eternal Father, God of love, 
To Thee our hearts we raise ; 
Thy all-sustaining power we prove, 
And gladly sing Thy praise. 
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2. Thine, wholly Thine, O, let us be ; 
Our sacrifice receive ; 
Made, and preserved, and saved by Thee, 
To Thee ourselves we give. 

DOXOLOGY. 

In hope to join the angelic host, 

And all the ransomed throng, 
To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost 

We raise the grateful song. 

401. tfS & 7S. BlCKERSTETH. 

I will feed My flock. — Ezek. 34 : 15. 

1. Israel's Shepherd, guide me, feed me, 

Through my pilgrimage below, 
And beside the waters lead me, 
Where Thy flock, rejoicing, go. 

2. Lord, Thy guardian presence ever, 

Meekly kneeling, I implore ; 
I have found Thee, and would never, 
Never wander from Thee more. 



402. 7s. White. 

When they had sung a hymn they \tent out. — Mark 14: 26. 

1. Christians, brethren, ere we part, 
Every voice and every heart 
Join, and to our Father raise 

One last hymn of grateful praise. 

2. Though we here should meet no more, 
Yet there is a brighter shore ; 
There, released from toil and pain, 
There we all may meet again. 

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3. Xow to Thee, Thou God of heaven, 
Be eternal glory given ; 
Grateful for Thy love divine, 
May our hearts be ever Thine. 

403. C. M. Watts. 

Blessed is the people that kxow the joyful sou^d. — Ps. 89 : 15. 

1. Blessed are the souls that hear and know 

The gospel's joyful sound ; 
Peace shall attend the path they go, 
And light their steps surround. 

2. Their joy shall bear their spirits up 

Through their Redeemer's name ; 
His righteousness exalts their hope, 
Nor Satan dares condemn. 

3. The Lord, our Glory and Defence, 

Strength and salvation gives ; 
Israel, thy King forever reigns, 
Thy God forever lives. 



404. c. m. 

Some a hundred fold, some sixty fold, some thiett fold. — Matt. 13 : 8. 

1. Almighty God, Thy word is cast 

Like seed into the ground ; 
Now let the dew of heaven descend, 
And righteous fruits abound. 

2. Let not the foe of Christ or man 

This holy seed remove, 
But give it root in every heart, 
To bring forth fruits of love. 
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3. Let not the world's deceitful cares 

The rising plant destroy, 
But let it yield, a hundred fold, 
The fruits of peace and joy. 

4. Nor let Thy word, so kindly sent 

To raise us to Thy throne, 
Return to Thee, and sadly tell 
That we reject Thy Son. 

5. Oft as Thy precious seed is sown, 

Thy quickening grace bestow ; 
That all, whose souls the truth receive, 
Its saving power may know. 

405. C. M. Watts. 

By grace are ye saved through faith. — Eph. 2 : 8. 

1. Salvation ! O, the joyful sound ! 

'Tis pleasure to our ears ; 
A sovereign balm for every wound, 
A cordial for our fears. 

2. Buried in sorrow and in sin, 

At hell's dark door we lay ; 
But we arise by grace divine, 
To see a heavenly day. 

3. Salvation ! let the echo fly 

The spacious earth around, 
While all the armies of the sky 
Conspire to raise the sound. 

DOXOLOGY. 

Let God the Father, and the Son, 

And Spirit be adored, 
Where there are works to make him known, 

Or saints to love the Lord. 
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406. 8s, 7S, & 4S. BURDER. 
The God of love axd peace shall be with you. — 2 Cor. 13 : 11. 

1. Lord, dismiss us with Thy blessing ; 

Fill our hearts with joy and peace ; 
Let us each, Thy love possessing, 
Triumph in redeeming grace : 

0, refresh us, 
Travelling through this wilderness. 

2. Thanks we give, and adoration, 

For Thy gospel's joyful sound ; 
May the fruits of Thy salvation 
111 our hearts and lives abound ; 

May Thy presence 
With us evermore be found. 

3. Then, whene'er the signal's given 

Us from earth to call away, 
Borne on angel's wings to heaven, 
Glad the summons to obey, 

May we ever 
Reign with Christ in endless day. 

407. 8s & 7s. Newton. 

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ. —2 Cor. 13 : 14. 

1. May the grace of Christ, our Saviour, 

And the Father's boundless love, 
With the Holy Spirit's favor, 
Rest upon us from above. 

2. Thus may we abide in union 

With each other and the Lord, 
And possess, in sweet communion, 
Joys which earth cannot afford. 

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MAN A BEING. —THE SOUL. 

408. C. 11 Montgomery. 

"What shall a ma5 give in exchange for his socl ?— Mark 8 : 37. 

1. What is the thing of greatest price, 

The whole creation round ? 
That which was lost in Paradise, 
That which in Christ is found : 

2. The soul of man, Jehovah's breath, 

That keeps two worlds at strife ; 
Hell moves beneath to work its death, 
Heaven stoops to give it life. 

3. God, to reclaim it, did not spare 

His well-beloved Son ; 
Jesus, to save it, deigned to bear 
The sins of all in One. 

4. And is this treasure borne below 

In earthly vessels frail ? 
Can none its utmost value know 
Till flesh and sj^irit fail ? 

5. Then let us gather round the cross, 

This knowledge to obtain ; 
Not by the soul's eternal loss, 
But everlasting gain. 

409. S. M. Watts. 

What is max, that Thou art mindful of him ? — Ps. 8:4. 

1. O Lord, our heavenly King, 
Thy name is all divine ; 
Thy glomes round the earth are spread, 
And o'er the heavens they shine. 
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2. When I survey the stars, 

And all their shining forms, 
Lord, what is man, that worthless thing, 
Akin to dust and worms ? 

3. Lord, what is worthless man, 

That Thou shouldst love him so ? 
Next to Thine angels is he placed, 
And lord of all below. 

4. How rich Thy bounties are, 

And wondrous are Thy ways ; 
Of dust and worms Thy power can frame 
A monument of praise. 

410. L. M. Watts. 

The Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul. 

Is. 58 : 11. 

1. Man has a soul of vast desires ; 
He burns within with restless fires ; 
Tossed to and fro, his passions fly 
From vanity to vanity. 

2. In vain on earth we hope to find 
Some solid good to fill the mind ; 
We try new pleasures, but we feel 
The inward thirst and torment still. 

3. So, when a raging fever burns, 

We shift from side to side by turns ; 

And 'tis a poor relief we gain, 

To change the place, but keep the pain. 

4. Great God, subdue this vicious thirst, 
This love to vanity and dust ; 

Cure the vile fever of the mind, 
And feed our souls with joys refined. 



MAN A SINNER. 



MAN A SINNER. — CONDITION BY 
NATURE. 

411. L. M. Watts. 

I WAS SHAPEN IN INIQUITY. — PS. 51 : 5. 

1. Lord, I am vile, conceived in sin, 
And born unholy and unclean ; 
Sprung from the man whose guilty fall 
Corrupts the race, and taints us all. 

2. Soon as we draw our infant breath, 
The seeds of sin grow up for death ; 
Thy law demands a perfect heart ; 
But we're defiled in every part. 

3. Behold, I fall before Thy face ; 
My only refuge is Thy grace : 

No outward forms can make me clean ; 
The leprosy lies deep within. 

4. No bleeding bird, nor bleeding beast, 
Nor hyssop branch, nor sprinkling priest, 
Nor running brook, nor flood, nor sea, 
Can wash the dismal stain away. 

5. Jesus, my God, Thy blood alone 
Hath power sufficient to atone ; 

Thy blood can make me white as snow ; 
No Jewish types could cleanse me so. 

412. C. M. Steele. 

They that are in the flesh cannot please God. — Rom. 8: 8. 

1. How helpless guilty nature lies, 
Unconscious of its load ; 
The heart, unchanged, can never rise 
To happiness and God. 

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2. The will perverse, the passions blind, 

In paths of ruin stray ; 
Reason, debased, can never find 
The safe, the narrow way. 

3. Can aught, beneath a power divine, 

The stubborn will subdue ? 
a Tis Thine, almighty Saviour, Thine 
To form the heart anew. 

4. O, change these wretched hearts of ours, 

And give them life divine ; 
Then shall our passions and our powers, 
Almighty Lord, be Thine. 

413. C. M. Watts. 

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves. — Uohn 1 : 8. 

1. Sin, like a venomous disease, 

Infects our vital blood ; 
The only balm is sovereign grace, 
And the Physician, God. 

2. Our beauty and our strength are fled, 

And we draw near to death ; 
But Christ the Lord recalls the dead 
With His almighty breath. 

3. Madness by nature reigns within, 

The passions burn and rage, 
Till God's own Son, with skill divine, 
The inward fire assuage. 

4. We lick the dust, we grasp the wind, 

And solid good despise ; 
Such is the folly of the mind, 
Till Jesus makes us wise. 

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414. CM. Watts. 

There is none that doeth good, no, not one. — Rom. 3: 12. 

1. Vain are the hopes the sons of men 

On their own works have built ; 
Their hearts by nature all unclean, 
And all their actions guilt. 

2. Let Jew and Gentile stop their mouths, 

Without a murmuring word ; 
And the whole race of Adam stand 
Guilty before the Lord. 

3. In vain we ask God's righteous law 

To justify us now, 
Since to convince and to condemn 
Is all the law can do. 

4. Jesus, how glorious is Thy grace ! 

When in Thy name we trust, 
Our faith receives a righteousness 
That makes the sinner just. 



415. L. M. Moore. 

Without Me ye can do nothing.— John 15 : 5. 

1. Like morning, when her early breeze 
Breaks up the surface of the seas, 
That, in their furrows, dark with night, 
Her hand may sow the seeds of light, — 

2. Thy grace can send its breathings o'er % 
The spirit dark and lost before ; 

And, freshening all its depths, prepare 
For truth divine to enter there. 

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3. Till David touched his sacred lyre, 
In silence lay the unbreathing wire ; 
But when he swept its chords along, 
Then angels stooped to hear the song. 

4. So sleeps the soul, till Thou, O Lord, 
Shalt deign to touch its lifeless chord ; 
Till, waked by Thee, its breath shall rise 
In music worthy of the skies. 

416. CM. Watts. 

Dead in trespasses and sins. — Eph. 2: 1. 

1. How sad our state by nature is ! 

Our sin, how deep it stains ! 
And Satan binds our captive minds 
Fast in his slavish chains. 

2. But there's a voice of sovereign grace 

Sounds from the sacred word ; 
" Ho, ye despairing sinners, come, 
And trust upon the Lord." 

3. My soul obeys the almighty call, 

And runs to this relief ; 
I would believe Thy promise, Lord ; 
O, help my unbelief. 

4. To the dear fountain of Thy blood, 

Incarnate God, I fly ; 
Here let me wash my spotted soul 
From crimes of deepest dye. 

5. A guilty, weak, and helpless worm, 

On Thy kind arms I fall ; 
Be Thou my Strength and Righteousness, 
My Jesus, and my All. 

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417. C. M. Watts. 

I WAS ALIVE WITHOUT THE LAW ONCE. — Rom. 7 : 9. 

1. Lord, how secure my conscience was, 

And felt no inward dread ! 
I was alive without the law, 

And thought my sins were dead. 

2. My hopes of heaven were firm and bright ; 

But since the precept came 
With a convincing power and light, 
I find how vile I am. 

3. My guilt appeared but small before, 

Till terribly I saw 
How perfect, holy, just, and pure 
Was Thine eternal law. 

4. Then felt my soul the heavy load ; 

My sins revived again : 
I had provoked a dreadful God, 
And all my hopes were slain. 

5. I'm like a helpless captive sold, 

Under the power of sin ; 
I cannot do the good I would, 
Nor keep my conscience clean. 

6. My God, I cry with every breath 

For some kind power to save, 
To break the yoke of sin and death, 
And thus redeem the slave. 
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418. C. M. Watts. 

The fool hath said is his heart, Theee is 2to God.— Ps. 1-t : 1. 

1. Fools, in their hearts, believe and say, 

" That all religion's vain ; 
There is no God that reigns on high, 
Or minds the affairs of men." 

2. From thoughts so dreadfully profane, 

Corrupt discourse proceeds ; 
And in their impious hands are found 
Abominable deeds. 

3. The Lord, from His celestial throne, 

Looked down on things below, 
To find the man that sought His grace, 
Or did His justice know. 

4. By nature all are gone astray, 

Their practice all the same ; 
There's none that fears his Maker's hand ; 
There's none that loves His name. 

5. Their tongues are used to speak deceit, 

Their slanders never cease ; 
How swift to mischief are their feet, 
Nor know the paths of peace ! 

6. Such seeds of sin, that bitter root, 

In every heart are found ; 
Nor can they bear diviner fruit 
Till grace refine the ground. 
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MAN A SINNER. — WARNINGS AND 
INVITATIONS. 

419. CM. Watts. 

HO, EVERY ONE THAT THIRSTETH, COME YE TO THE WATERS. — Is. 55 : 1. 

1. Let every mortal ear attend, 

And every heart rejoice ; 
The trumpet of the gospel sounds, 
With an inviting voice. 

2. Ho, all ye hungry, starving souls, 

That feed upon the wind, 
And vainly strive with earthly toys, 
To fill an empty mind ! 

3. Eternal wisdom has prepared 

A soul-reviving feast ; 
And bids your longing appetites 
The rich provision taste. 

4. Ho, ye that pant for living streams, 

And pine away, and die ! 
Here you may quench your raging thirst, 
With springs that never dry. 

5. Rivers of love and mercy, here, 

In a rich ocean join ; 
Salvation, in abundance, flows, 
Like floods of milk and wine. 

6. The happy gates of gospel grace 

Stand open night and day : 
Lord, we are come to seek supplies, 
And drive our wants away. 
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420. S. M. Doddridge. 

He careth for you. — 1 Pet. 5 : 7. 

1. How gentle God's commands ! 

How kind His precepts are ! 
" Come, cast your burdens on the Lord, 
And trust His constant care." 

2. While Providence supports, 

Let saints securely dwell ; 
That hand which bears all nature up, 
Shall guide His children well. 

3. Why should this anxious load 

Press down your weary mind? 
Haste to your heavenly Father's throne, 
And sweet refreshment find. 

4. His goodness stands approved 

Down to the present day ; 
I'll drop my burden at His feet, 
And bear a song away. 

421. L. M. Watts. 

My burdex is light. — Matt. 11 : 30. 

1. " Come hither, all ye weary souls, 

Ye heavy-laden sinners, come ; 
I'll give you rest from all your toils, 
And raise you to My heavenly home. 

2. " They shall find rest that learn of Me ; 

I'm of a meek and lowly mind ; 
But passion rages like the sea, 
And pride is restless as the wind. 

3. " Blessed is the man whose shoulders take 

My yoke, and bear it with delight ; 
My yoke is easy to his neck, 

My grace shall make the burden light." 
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4. Jesus, we come at Thy command ; 

With faith, and hope, and humble zeal, 
Resign our spirits to Thy hand, 

To mould and guide us at Thy wilL 



422. 6s & 4s. Sp. Songs. 



To-day, if ye will hear His voice, harden not your hearts. 

Heb. 3 : 15. 

1. To-day the Saviour calls ! 

Ye wanderers, come ; 
O, ye benighted souls, 
Why longer roam ? 

2. To-day the Saviour calls ! 

O, listen now ; 
Within these sacred walls 
To Jesus bow. 



3. To-day the Saviour calls ! 

For refuge fly ; 
The storm of vengeance falls ; 
Ruin is nigh. 

4. The Spirit calls to-day ! 

Yield to His power ; 
O, grieve Him not away ; 
Tis mercy's hour. 



423. 7s. Rippon's Coll. 

My peace I give unto you. —John 14 : 27. 

1. Ye that in these courts are found, 
Listening to the joyful sound, 
Lost and helpless as ye are, 
Sons of sorrow, sin, and care, 
Glorify the King of kings, 
Take the peace the gospel brings. 
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2. Turn to Christ jour longing eyes, 
View His bloody sacrifice ; 
See through Him your sins forgiven, 
Pardon, holiness, and heaven ; 
Glorify the King of kings, 
Take the peace the gospel brings. 

424. L. M. Dtvight. 

Shall Thy loving kindness be declared in the grave '; — Ps. 88 : IL 

1. While life prolongs its precious light, 

Mercy is found, and peace is given ; 
But soon, ah, soon approaching night 
Shall blot out every hope of heaven. 

2. While God invites, how blessed the day ! 

How sweet the gospel's charming sound! 
Come, sinners, haste, O, haste away, 
While yet a pardoning God He's found. 

3. Soon, borne on time's most rapid wing, 

Shall death command you to the grave, 
Before His bar your spirits bring, 
And none be found to hear or save. 

4. In that lone land of deep despair, 

No Sabbath's heavenly light shall rise ; 
No God regard your bitter prayer, 
Nor Saviour call you to the skies. 

425. 8s, 7s, & 4. 

Take My yoke upon you. — Matt. H : 29. 

L Come, ye souls by sin afflicted, 

Bowed with fruitless sorrow down, 
By the perfect law convicted, 
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Through the cross behold the crown ; 

Look to Jesus ; 
Mercy flows through Him alone. 

2. Take His easy yoke, and wear it ; 

Love will make obedience sweet ; 
Christ will give you strength to bear it, 
While His wisdom guides your feet 

Safe to glory, 
Where His ransomed captives meet. 

3. Sweet as home to pilgrims weary, 

Light to newly -opened eyes ; 
Or full springs in deserts dreary, 
Is the rest the cross supplies ; 

All who taste it 
Shall to rest immortal rise. 



4. While the wounds of woe are healing, 

While the heart is all resigned, 
'Tis the solemn feast of feeling, 
'Tis the Sabbath of the mind ; 

None but Jesus 
Can the broken heart upbind. 

5. But to sing the rest of glory, 

Mortal tongues far short must fall ; 
Tongues celestial strive to reach it, 

But it soars beyond them all : 
Faith believes it, hope expects it, 
Love desires it, 
But it overwhelms them all. 
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WARNINGS AND INVITATIONS. 



426. 12s & 8s. S. F. Smith.' 

The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved. 

Jer. 8 : 21). 

1. When the harvest is past, and the summer is gone, 

And sermons and prayers shall be o'er, 
When the beams cease to break of the blest Sabba 
morn, 

And Jesus invites thee no more, — 

2. When the rich gales of mercy no longer shall blow, 

The gospel no message declare, — 
Sinner, how canst thou bear the deep wailing of woe, 
How suffer the night of despair ? 

3. When the holy have gone to the regions of peace, 

To dwell in the mansion above, — 
When their harmony wakes, in the fulness of bliss, 
Their song to the Saviour of love, — 

4. Say, O sinner, that livest at rest and secure, 

Who fearest no trouble to come, 
Can thy spirit the swellings of sorrow endure, 
Or bear the impenitent's doom ? 



427. 8s & 7s. Montgomery. 

In that day there shall be a Fountain opened. — Zech. 13 : 1. 

1. Come to Calvary's holy mountain, 

Sinners ruined by the fall ; 
Here a pure and healing Fountain 
Flows to you, to me, to all. 

2. Come, in sorrow and contrition, 

Wounded, impotent, and blind ; 
Here the guilty, free remission, 
Here the troubled, peace may find. 
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3. He that drinks shall live forever ; 
'Tis a soul-renewing flood : 
God is faithful ; God will never 
Break His covenant in blood. 



428. 8s. 7s. & 4. Allen. 

LOBD, TTHO HATH BELIEVED OUE EE POET ? — John L2 : 38. 

1. Sinners, will you scorn the message 

Sent in mercy from above ? 
Every sentence. O. how tender ! 
Every line is full of love. 

Listen to it : 
Every line is full of love. 

2. Hear the heralds of the gospel 

News from Zion's King proclaim, 
To each rebel sinner pardon. 
Free forgiveness in His name. 

How important ! 
Free forgiveness in His name. 

3. Tempted souls, they bring you -uceor; 

Fearful hearts, they quell your tears ; 
And with news of consolation. 
Chase away the tailing tears : 

Tender heralds 
Chase away the falling tears. 

4. TYTio hath our report believed? 

TTho received the joyful word? 
TTho embraced the news of pardon 
Offered to you by the Lord ? 

Can you slight it ? 
Offered to you by the Lord. 
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5. 0, ye angels, hovering round ns, 

Waiting spirits, speed your way ; 
Hasten to the court of heaven, 
Tidings bear without delay : 

Rebel sinners 
Glad the message will obey. 

429. S. M. Watts. 

He gave His only begotten Sox. — John 3:16. 

1. Raise your triumphant songs 

To an immortal tune, 
Let the wide earth resound the deeds 
Celestial Grace has done. 

2. Sing how eternal Love 

Its chief Beloved chose, 
And bid Him raise our wretched race 
From their abyss of woes. 

3. His hand no thunder bears ; 

Xo terror clothes His brow ; 
No bolts to drive our guilty souls 
To fiercer flames below. 

4. 'Twas mercy filled the throne, 

And wrath stood silent by, 
"When Christ was sent with pardons down 
To rebels doomed to die. 

5. Now, sinners, dry your tears ; 

Let hopeless sorrow cease ; 
Bow to the sceptre of His love, 
And take the offered peace. 

6. Lord, we obey Thy call ; 

We lay a humble claim 
To the salvation Thou hast brought, 
And love and praise Thy name. 
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DOXOLOGY. 

Ye angels round the throne, 
And saints that dwell below, 

Worship the Father, love the Son, 
And bless the Spirit too. 

430. C. M. Heber. 

I kkow that Thou wilt being me to death. — Job 30:23. 

1. Beneath our feet, and o'er our head 

Is equal warning given ; 
Beneath us lie the countless dead, 
Above us is the heaven. 

2. Death rides on every passing breeze, 

He lurks in every flower ; 
Each season has its own disease, 
Its peril every hour. 

3. Our eyes have seen the rosy light 

Of youth's soft cheek decay. 
And fate descend in sudden night 
On manhood's middle day. 

4. Our eyes have seen the steps of age 

Halt feebly towards the tomb ; 
And yet shall earth our hearts engage, 
And dreams of days to come ? 

5. Turn, mortal, turn ; thy danger know ; 

Where'er thy foot can tread, 
The earth rings hollow from below, 
And warns thee of her dead. 

6. Turn, Christian, turn ; thy soul apply 

To truths divinely given ; 
The bones that underneath thee lie 
Shall live for hell or heaven. 
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431. 7s. Newton. 

Who can stand before His indignation ?— Nahum 1 : 6. 

1. Sinner, art thou still secure ? 

Wilt thou still refuse to pray ? 
Can thy heart or hands endure 
In the Lord's avenging day ? 

2. See, His mighty arm is bared ; 

Awful terrors clothe His brow ; 
For His judgments stand prepared ; 
Thou must either break or bow. 

3. At His presence nature shakes ; 

Earth, affrighted, hastes to flee; 
Solid mountains melt like wax : 
What will then become of thee? 

4. Who His advent may abide ? 

You that glory in your shame, 
Will you find a place to hide, 

When the world is wrapped in flame ? 



432. L. M. Watts. 

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might. 

Eccl. [) : 10. 

1. Life is the time to serve the Lord, 
The time to insure the great reward ; 
And while the lamp holds out to burn, 
The vilest sinner may return. 

2. Life is the hour that God has given 

To escape from hell and fly to heaven, — 
The day of grace, — and mortals may 
Secure the blessings of the day. 

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3. The living know that they must die, 
But all the dead forgotten lie ; 

Their memory and their sense are gone, 
Alike unknowing and unknown. 

4. Then what my thoughts design to do, 
My hands, with all your might pursue ; 
Since no device nor work is found, 
Nor faith nor hope, beneath the ground. 

5. There are no acts of pardon passed 
In the cold grave to which we haste ; 
But darkness, death, and long despair 
Reign in eternal silence there. 



433. S. M. DOBELL. 

NOW IS THE ACCEPTED TIME. — 2 Cor. 6 : 2. 

1. Now is the accepted time ; 

Now is the day of grace ; 
Now, sinners, come, without delay, 
And seek the Saviour's face. 

2. Now is the accepted time ; 

The Saviour calls to-day ; 
To-morrow it may be too late ; 
Then why should you delay ? 

3. Now is the accepted time ; 

The gospel bids you come ; 
And every promise in His word 
Declares there yet is room. 
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434. 7s. Hawei*. 

AND I, IF I BE LIFTED UP FROM THE EARTH, "WILL DRAW ALL MEN UNTO Me. 

John 12 : S2. 

1. From the cross uplifted high, 
Where the Saviour deigns to die, 
What melodious sounds we hear, 
Bursting on the ravished ear ! 
Love's redeeming work is done ; 
Come and welcome, sinner, come. 

2. Sprinkled now with blood the throne, 
Why beneath thy burdens groan ? 
On My pierced body laid, 

Justice owns the ransom paid ; 
Bow the knee, and kiss the Son ; 
Come and welcome, sinner, come. 

3. Spread for thee, the festal board 
See with richest bounty stored ; 
To thy Father's bosom pressed, 
Thou shalt be a child confessed, 
Never from His house to roam ; 
Come and welcome, sinner, come. 

4. Soon the days of life shall end ; 
Lo, I come, your Saviour, Friend, 
Safe your spirit to convey 

To the realms of endless day, 

Up to My eternal home ; 

Come and welcome, sinner, come. 



435. C. M. Doddridge. 

Except ye repent, te shall all likewise perish. — Luke 13 : 3. 

1. Repent, the voice celestial cries ; 
No longer dare delay ; 
The wretch that scorns the mandate dies, 
And meets a fiery day. 

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2. Together in His presence bow, 

And all your guilt confess ; 
Accept the offered Saviour now, 
Nor trifle with the grace. 

3. Bow, ere the awful trumpet sound, 

And call you to His bar ; 
For mercy knows the appointed bound, 
And turns to vengeance there. 

4. Amazing love, that yet will call, 

And yet prolong our days ; 
Our hearts, subdued by goodness, fall, 
And weep, and love, and praise. 



436. L. M. COLLYER. 

Haste thee ; escape thithee. — Gen. 19 : 22. 

1. Haste, traveller, haste ! the night comes on, 
And many a shining hour is gone ; 

The storm is gathering in the west, 
And thou far off from home and rest. 

2. The rising tempest sweeps the sky ; 
The rains descend, the winds are high ; 
The waters swell, and death and fear 
Beset thy path, nor refuge near. 

3. O, yes ! a shelter you may gain, 
A covert from the wind and rain ; 
A hiding-place, a rest, a home, 

A refuge from the wrath to come. 

4. Then linger not in all the plain ; 
Flee for thy life ; the mountain gain ; 
Look not behind ; make no delay ; 
O, speed thee, speed thee on thy way. 



WAHNINGS AXD INVITATIONS. 



437. C. M. Medley. 

Whosoever will, let him take the watee of life freely. — Rev. 22 : 17. 

1. O, what amazing words of grace 

Are in the gospel found ! 
Suited to every sinner's case, 
Who knows the joyful sound. 

2. Poor, sinful, thirsty, fainting souls 

Are freely welcome here ; 
Salvation like a river rolls, 
Abundant, free, and clear. 

3. Come, then, with all your wants and wounds, 

Your every burden bring ; 
Here love, unchanging love, abounds, — 
A deep, celestial spring. 

4. Whoever will — O, gracious word ! — 

Shall of tins stream partake ; 
Come, thirsty souls, and bless the Lord 
And drink for Jehus' sake. 

5. Millions of sinners, vile as you, 

Have here found life and peace ; 
Come, then, and prove its virtues too, 
And chink, adore, and bless. 

438. L. M. Epis. Coll. 

Cast iht buedex rpo>- the Lord. — Ps. 55: 22. 

1. Peace, troubled soul, whose plaintive moan 
Hath taught each scene the note of woe ; 
Cease thy complaint, suppress thy groan. 

And let thy tears forget to flow ; 
Behold, the precious balm is found. 
To lull thy pain and heal thy wound. 
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2. Come, freely come, by sin oppressed, 
On Jesus cast thy weighty load ; 

In Him thy refuge find, thy rest, 
Safe in the mercy of thy God ; 

Thy God's thy Saviour ; glorious word ! 

O, hear, believe, and bless the Lord. 

439. 12s. Thornby. 

Escape to the mountain. — Gen. 19 : 17. 

1. The voice of free grace cries, "Escape to the 

mountain ! " 

For Adam's lost race Christ hath opened a fountain ; 
For sin and uncleanness, and every transgression, 
His blood flows so freely in streams of salvation. 
Chorus. Hallelujah to the Lamb, who has bought us 
a pardon ; 

We'll praise Him again when we pass over 
Jordan. 

2. Ye souls that are wounded, to the Saviour repair ; 
Now He calls you in mercy ; and can you forbear ? 
Though your sins are increased as high as a moun- 
tain, 

His blood can remove them ; it flows from the 
fountain. 

o. Now Jesus, our King, reigns triumphantly glorious ; 
O'er sin, death, and hell He is more than victorious ; 
With shouting proclaim it ; O, trust in His passion ; 
He saves us most freely ; O, precious salvation ! 

L When on Zion we stand, having gained the blest 
shore, 

With our harps in our hands, we will praise Him the 
more ; 

We'll range the sweet plains on the bank of the river, 
And sing of salvation forever and ever. 

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440. L. M. Scott. 

I MADE HASTE, AXD DELAYED NOT. — Ps. 119 : 60. 

1. Hasten, O sinner, to be wise, 

And stay not for the morrow's sun ; 
The longer wisdom you despise, 
The harder is she to be won. 

2. O, hasten, sinner, to return, 

And stay not for the morrow's sun, 
For fear thy lamp should fail to burn, 
Before the needful work is done. 

3. O, hasten, sinner, to be blessed, 

And stay not for the morrow's sun, 
For fear the curse should thee arrest 
Before the morrow is begun. 

4. O Lord, do Thou the sinner turn ; 

Now rouse him from his senseless state ; 
O, let him not Thy counsel spurn, 
Nor rue his fatal choice too late. 



441. 7s. Epis. Coll. 

Awake, thou that sleepest. — Eph. 5 : 14. 

1. Sinner ! rouse thee from thy sleep ; - 
Wake, and o'er thy folly weep ; 
Raise thy spirit, dark and dead ; 
Jesus waits His light to shed. 

2. Wake from sleep, arise from death, 
See the bright and living path ; 
Watchful tread that path ; be wise ; 
Leave thy folly, seek the skies. 

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3. Leave thy folly, cease from crime ; 
From this hour redeem thy time ; 
Life secure without delay ; 

Evil is the mortal day. 

4. Be not blind and foolish still ; 
Called of Jesus, learn His will ; 
Jesus calls from death and night, 
Jesus waits to shed His light. 



442. L. M. Watts. 

Joy shall be in heaven over ose sixxer that repexteth.— Luke 15 : 7. 

1. Who can describe the joys that rise 
Through all the courts of paradise, 
To see a prodigal return, 

To see an heir of glory born ? 

2. With joy the Father doth approve 
The fruit of His eternal love ; 

The Son with joy looks down and sees 
The purchase of His agonies. 

3. The Spirit takes delight to view 
The holy soul He formed anew ; 
And saints and angels join to sing 
The growing empire of their King. 



443. 8s, 7s, & 4. Reed. 

Let him return uxto the Lord, and He ttill have meect upon htm. 

Is. 55 : 7. 

1. Listen, sinner ! Mercy hails you ; 
With her sweetest voice she calls ; 
Bids you hasten to the Saviour, 
Ere the hand of Justice falls ; 

Listen, sinner ! 
'Tis the voice of Mercy calls. 
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WARNINGS AND INVITATIONS. 

2. See the storm of vengeance gathering 

O'er the path you dare to tread ; 
Hark ! the awful thunders rolling- 
Loud and louder o'er your head ; 

Tarry, sinner ! 
Lest the lightnings strike you dead. 

3. Haste, ah, hasten to the Saviour ! 

Sue His mercy while you may ; 
Soon the day of grace is over, 
Soon your life will pass away ; 

Hasten, sinner! 
You must perish if you stay. 

444. C. P. M. Hastings. 

Who hath warned tou to flee from the wrath to come ? — Luke 3 : 

1. That warning voice, O sinner, hear ; 
And w r hile salvation lingers near, 

The heavenly call obey ; 
Flee from destruction's downward path, 
Flee from the threatening storm of wrath 

That rises o'er thy way. 

2. Soon night comes on, with thickening shade ; 
The tempest hovers o'er thy head, 

The winds their fury pour ; 
The lightnings rend the earth and skies, 
The thunders roar, the flames arise ; 

What terrors fill that hour ! 

3. That warning voice, O sinner, hear, 
Whose accents linger on thine ear ; 

Thy footsteps now retrace ; 
Renounce thy sins, and be forgiven ; 
Believe, become an heir of heaven, 

And sing redeeming grace. 
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445. H. M. C. Wesley. 

Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jtbilee to sound. 

Lev. 25 : 9. 

1. Blow ye the trumpet, blow, 

The gladly solemn sound ; 
Let all the nations know, 

To earth's remotest bound, 
The year of jubilee is come ; 
Return, ye ransomed sinners, home. 

2. Jesus, our great High Priest, 

Hath full atonement made ; 
Ye weary spirits, rest ; 

Ye mournful souls, be glad ; 
The year of jubilee is come ; 
Return, ye ransomed sinners, home. 

3. Extol the Lamb of God, 

The all-atoning Lamb ; 
Redemption in His blood 

Throughout the world proclaim ; 
The year of jubilee is come ; 
Return, ye ransomed sinners, home. 

4. Ye slaves of sin and hell, 

Your liberty receive, 
And safe in Jesus dwell, 

And blessed hi Jesus live ; 
The year of jubilee is come ; 
Return, ye ransomed sinners, home. 

5. Ye who have sold for nought 

Your heritage above. 
Shall have it back unbought, 
The gift of Jesus' love ; 
The year of jubilee is come ; 
Return, ye ransomed sinners, home. 
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WARNINGS AND INVITATIONS. 

6. The gospel trumpet hear. — 

The news of heavenly grace ; 
And, saved from earth, appear 
Before your Saviour's face ; 
The year of jubilee is come ; 
Return, ye ransomed sinners, home. 

446. 7s & 6s. 

The fight cometh. — John 9 : 4. 

1. Dark brood the heavens o'er thee ; 

Black clouds are gathering fast ; 
In awful power thy God has come ; 
Thy days of mirth are past. 

2. Dark brood the heavens o'er thee ; 

Red flames are bursting round : 
Bright lightnings flash, loud thunders roar ; 
How shakes the trembling ground ! 

3. Dark brood the heavens o'er thee ; 

Behold, the Judge appears ; 
Unnumbered millions throng around, 
Raised from the dust of years. 

4. Dark brood the heavens o'er thee ; 

Sinner, behold thy doom ! 
Destruction opens wide for thee 
Thy chosen, final home. 

5. Yet stay ; the vision lingers ; 

"Why. shiner, wilt thou die ? 
Dark brood the heavens, but mercy waits — 
This hour to Jesus fly. 
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447. S. M. Epis. Coll. 

The Spteit and the beide sat, Come. — Rev. 22 : 17. 

1. The Spirit, in our hearts, 

Is whispering, " Sinner, come ; " 
The bride, the church of Christ, proclaims 
To all His children, Come. 

2. Let him that heareth say 

To all about him, Come ! 
Let him that thirsts for righteousness 
To Christ, the Fountain, come. 

3. Yes, whosoever will, 

O, let him freely come, 
And freely drink the stream of life ; 
'Tis Jesus bids him come. 

4. Lo, Jesus, who invites, 

Declares, " I quickly come ; 99 
Lord, even so ; I wait Thy hour ; 
Jesus, my Saviour, come ! 

448. L. M. Watts. 

Beoad is the way that leadeth to desteuction. — Matt. 7 : 13. 

1. Broad is the road that leads to death, 

And thousands walk together there ; 
But wisdom shows a narrow path, 
With here and there a traveller. 

2. " Deny thyself, and take thy cross," 

Is the Redeemer's great command ; 
Nature must count her gold but dross, 
If she would gain this heavenly land. 
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WARNINGS AND INVITATIONS. 



3. Lord, let not all my hopes be vain ; 
Create my heart entirely new — 
Which hypocrites could ne'er attain, 
Which false apostates never knew. 

449. 7s. Barbauld. 

Come uxtg Me, all ye that labor and aee heavy ladex. — Matt. 11 : 28. 

1. Come, said Jesus' sacred voice, 

Come, and make My paths your choice ; 
I will guide you to your home ; 
Weary pilgrim, hither come. 

2. Sinner, come ; for here is found 
Balm that flows for every wound; 
Peace that ever shall endure ; 
Rest eternal, sacred, sure. 

450. 8s & 7s. 

Ask axd it shall be given you: seek akd ye shall fixd. — Matt. 7 : 7. 

1. Hark ! the gospel trumpet's sounding ; 

Sinners, hear the joyful call ; 
Christ, in pardoning love abounding, 
Offers liberty to all. 

2. Though your crimes have reached to heaven, 

And of deepest dye appear, 
Ask, and they shall be forgiven ; 
Seek, and you shall find Him near. 

3. Cast your load of guilt behind you ; 

To the Lord for mercy flee ; 
Though the strongest fetters bind you, 
His salvation makes you free. 

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451. S. M. Hyde. 

Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God. — Eph. 4: 30. 

1. Axd canst thou, sinner, slight 

The call of love divine ? 
Shall God. with tenderness invite, 
And gain no thought of thine ? 

2. Wilt thou not cease to grieve 

The Spirit from thy breast. 
Till He thy wretched soul shall leave 
With all thy sins oppressed ? 

3. To-day. a pardoning God 

Will hear the suppliant pray ; 
To-day, a Saviour's cleansing blood 
Will wash thy guilt away. 

4. But grace so dearly bought, 

If yet thou wilt despise. 
Thy fearful doom, with vengeance fraught, 
Will nil thee with surprise. 

452. lis. Sacked Soxgs. 

The day is at hasd. - Rom. 13 : 12. 

1. Delay not. delay not ; O sinner, draw near ; 

The waters of life are now flowing for thee ; 
Xo price is demanded: the Saviour is here; 
Eedemption is purchased, salvation is free. 

2. Delay not. delay not : why longer abuse 

The love and compassion of Jesus, thy God ? 
A fountain is opened ; how canst thou refuse 
To wash and be cleansed in His pardoning blood 



WARNINGS AND INVITATIONS. 

Delay not, delay not, sinner, to come ! 

For Mercy still lingers and calls thee to-day : 
Her voice is not heard in the shades of the tomb ; 

Her message, unheeded, will soon pas? away. 

Delay not, delay not ; the hour is at hand ; 

The earth shall dissolve, and the heavens shall 
fade ; 

The dead, small and great, in the judgment shall 
stand ; 

What power then, sinner, shall lend thee its aid ? 
453. S. M. Doddridge. 

The time is short. — 1 Cor. 7: 29. 

1. To-morrow, Lord, is Thine, — 

Lodged in Thy sovereign hand ; 
And if' its sun arise and shine, 
It shines by Thy command. 

2. The present moment flies, 

And bears our life away ; 
O, make Thy servants truly wise, 
That they may live to-day. 

3. Since, on this winged hour, 

Eternity is hung, 
Waken by Thine almighty power, 
The aged and the young. 

4. One thing demands our care ; 

O, be it still pursued, 
Lest, slighted once, the season fair 
Should never be renewed. 

5. To Jesus may we fly, 

Swift as the morning light, 
Lest life's young golden beams should die, 
In sudden, endless night. 
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454. C. M. Steele. 

All things aee now ready. — Luke 14: 17. 

1. Ye wretched, hungry, starving poor, 

Behold a royal feast, 
Where Mercy spreads her bounteous store 
For every humble guest. 

2. See, Jesus stands with open arms ; 

He calls, He bids you come ; 
Guilt holds you back, and fear alarms ; 
But see, there yet is room ! 

3. Room in the Saviour's bleeding heart; 

There love and pity meet ; 
Nor will He bid the soul depart 
That trembles at His feet. 

4. In Him, the Father reconciled, 

Invites your souls to come ; 
The rebel shall be called a child, 
And kindly welcomed home. 

455. S. M. Montgomery. 

Ye aee not as yet come to the best. — Deut. 12 : 9. 

1. O, where shall rest be found, — 

Rest for the weary soul ? 
'Twere vain the ocean depths to sound, 
Or pierce to either pole. 

2. The world can never give 

The bliss for which we sigh ; 
'Tis not the whole of life to live, 
Nor all of death to die. 



WARNINGS AND INVITATIONS. 



3. Beyond this vale of tears 

There is a life above. 
Unmeasured by the flight of years ; 
And all that life is love. 

4. There is a death whose pang 

Outlasts the fleeting breath ; 
O, what eternal horrors hang 
Around the second death ! 

5. Lord God of truth and grace, 

Teach us that death to shun, 
Lest we be banished from Thy face, 
And evermore undone. 

456. L. M. Watts. 

Blessed is the man that heareth Me. — Prov. 8 : 34. 

1. Thus saith the wisdom of the Lord, — 

" Blessed is the man that hears My word ; 
Keeps daily watch before My gates, 
And at My feet for mercy waits. 

2. " The soul that seeks Me shall obtain 
Immortal wealth, and heavenly gain ; 
Immortal life is his reward ; 

Life, and the favor of the Lord." 

457. L. M. Hyde. 

A still small voice. — 1 Kings 19 : 12. 

1. Say, sinner, hath a voice within 
Oft whispered to thy secret soul, 
Urged thee to leave the ways of sin, 
And yield thy heart to God's control ? 
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2. Hath something met thee in the path 

Of worldliness and vanity, 
And pointed to the coming wrath, 

And warned thee from that wrath to flee ? 

3. Sinner, it was a heavenly voice ; 

It was the Spirit's gracious call ; 
It bade thee make the better choice, 
And haste to seek in Christ thine all. 

4. Spurn not the call to life and light ; 

Regard in time the warning kind ; 
That call thou mayst not always slight, 
And yet the gate of mercy find. 

458. 7s. C. Elizabeth. 

Evil pursueth sinners ; but to the righteous good shall be repaid. 

Pro v. 13 : 21. 

1. Worldling, what hast thou to show 
Like the joys believers know ? 

Is thy path of fading flowers 
Half so bright, so sweet, as ours ? 

2. Doth a skilful, healing Friend 
On thy daily steps attend ? 

And where thorns and stings abound 
Shed a balm on every wound ? 

3. When the tempests roar on high, 
Hast thou still a Refuge nigh ? 
Can, O can thy dying breath 
Summon One more strong than death ? 

4. Worldling, when wilt thou be wise ? 
What though faithless fools despise ? 
We have treasures, honors, bliss ; 
God is ours, and all things His. 

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459. 10s, 6, & 4s. 

I WOULD HASTEN MY ESCAPE FROM THE WINDY STORM AND TEMPEST. 

Ps. 55 : 8. 

1. Child of sin and sorrow, filled with dismay, 
Wait not for to-morrow, yield thee to-day ; 

Heaven bids thee come, 
While yet there's room ; 
Child of sin and sorrow, 
Hear and obey. 

2. Child of sin and sorrow, why wilt thou die ? 
Come, while thou canst borrow help from on high ; 

Grieve not that love, 
Which from above — 
Child of sin and sorrow — 
Would bring thee nigh. 

3. Child of sin and sorrow, where wilt thou flee ? 
Through that long to-morrow, eternity, 

Exiled from home, 
Darkly to roam ; 
Child of sin and sorrow, 
Where wilt thou flee ? 

4. Child of sin and sorrow, lift up thine eye ! 
Heirship thou canst borrow in worlds on high ! 

In that high home, 
Graven thy name : 
Child of sin and sorrow, 
Swift homeward fly. 

460. C. M. Cheevek. 

There is a way that seemeth right unto a man. — Prov. 16: 25. 

1. There is a way that seemeth right ; 
The steps go on with ease ; 
And conscience slumbers while the soul 
Forsakes the path of peace. 
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2. There is a way that leads to death, — 

God hath the warning given ; 
And multitudes pursue that way, 
Still dreaming on of heaven. 

3. Then let me tremble at the word 

That shows this danger nigh ; 
And wake, and pray, and keep the path, 
That leads to joys on high. 

4. For God will teach the contrite mind 

The way of death to shun ; 
He ne'er will leave a praying soul 
By sin to be undone. 

461. H. M. Boden. 

Yet there is room. — Luke 14 : 22. 

1. Ye dying sons of men, 

Immerged in sin and woe, 
The gospel's voice attend, 

While Jesus sends to you : 
Ye perishing and guilty, come ; 
In Jesus' arms there yet is room. 

2. No longer now delay, 

Nor vain excuses frame ; 
He bids you come to-day, 

Though poor, and blind, and lame : 
All things are ready, sinner, come, 
For every trembling soul there's room. 

3. Believe the heavenly word 

His messengers proclaim ; 
He is a gracious Lord, 

And faithful is His name : 
Backsliding souls, return and come ; 
Cast off despair, there yet is room. 
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4. Compelled by bleeding Love, 

Ye wandering sheep, draw near; 
Christ calls you from above, 
His charming accents hear ! 

Let whosoever will now come ; 

In Mercy's breast there still is room. 

462. lis. Knox. 

Acquaint xow thyself with Him, ajst> be at peace. — Job 22 : 21. 

1. Acquaint thee, O mortal, acquaint thee with God, 
And joy, like the sunshine, shall beam on thy road ; 
And peace, like the dewdrop, shall fall on thy head, 
And sleep, like an angel, shall visit thy bed. 

2. Acquaint thee, O mortal, acquaint thee with God, 
And He shall be with thee when fears are abroad ; 
Thy Safeguard in danger that threatens thy path ; 
Thy Joy in the valley and shadow of death. 

463. L. M. Gregg. 

Behold, I stand at the dooe and knock. — Rev. 3 : 20. 

1. Behold the Saviour at thy door ! 

He gently knocks, has knocked before ; 
Has waited long, is waiting still, — 
You treat no other friend so ill. 

2. O. lovely attitude ! He stands 

With melting heart, and outstretched hands ; 
O, matchless kindness ! and He .-hows 
This matchless kindness to His foes. 

3. Admit Him ; for the human breast 
Ne'er entertained so kind a guest ; 
Admit Him ; or the hour's at hand, 
When at His door denied you'll stand. 

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4. " Open my heart, Lord, enter in ; 
Slay every foe, and conquer sin : 
I now to Thee my all resign, 
My body, soul, and all are Thine." 

464. L. M. COLLYER. 

Return unto Me. — Mai. 3 : 7. 

1. - Return, O wanderer, return, 

And seek an injured Father's face ; 
Those new desires that in thee burn 
Were kindled by reclaiming grace. 

2. Return, O wanderer, return, 

And seek a Father's melting heart ; 
Whose pitying eyes thy grief discern, 

Whose hand shall heal thine inward smart. 

3. Return, O wanderer, return, 

Thy Saviour bids thy spirit live ; 
Go to His bleeding feet, and learn 
How freely Jesus can forgive. 

4. Return, O wanderer, return, 

And wipe away the falling tear ; 
'Tis God who says, " No longer mourn ; " 
'Tis Mercy's voice invites thee near. 



465. S. M. C. Wesley. 

The Lord Jesus Christ, \tho shall judge the quick and the dead. 

2 Tim. 4 : 1. 

1. Thou Judge of quick and dead, 
Before whose bar severe, 
With holy joy, or guilty dread, 
We all shall soon appear : 
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2. Our cautioned souls prepare 

For that tremendous day ; 
And fill us now with watchful care, 
And stir us up to pray. 

3. 0, may we thus be found 

Obedient to Thy word ; 
Attentive to the trumpet's sound, 
And looking for our Lord. 

4. 0, may we all insure 

A lot among the blessed ; 
And watch a moment to secure 
An everlasting rest. 

466. 8s, 7s, & 4. Hart. 

Come, buy wine and milk without money, and without price.— Is. 55 : 1. 

1. Come, ye sinners, poor and wretched, 

>Veak and wounded, sick and sore, 
Jesus ready stands to save you, 
Full of pity, joined with power. 

He is able, 
He is willing, doubt no more. 

2. Ho, ye needy ; come, and welcome ; 

God's free bounty glorify ! 
True belief and true repentance, 
Every grace that brings us nigh, 

Without money, 
Come to Jesus Christ, and buy. 

3. Let not conscience make you linger, 

Nor of fitness fondly dream ; 
All the fitness He requireth 
Is to feel your need of Him ; 

This He gives you ; 
'Tis the Spirit's rising beam. 
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4. Come, ye weary, heavy laden, 

Bruised and mangled by the fall, 
If you tarry till you're better, 
You will never come at all ; 

Xot the righteous, 
Sinners Jesus came to call. 

5. Lo, the incarnate God ascended, 

Pleads the merit of His blood ; 
Venture on Him, venture wholly ; 
Let no other trust intrude : 

None but Jesus 
Can do helpless sinners good. 

6. Saints and angels, joined in concert, 

Sing the praises of the Lamb ; 
While the blissful seats of heaven 
Sweetly echo with His name. 

Hallelujah ! 
Sinners here may sing the same. 

467. 7s. C. Wesley. 

Why will ye die ? — Ezek. 18 : 31. 

1. Sinners, turn ! why will ye die ? 
God, your Maker, asks you why ? 
God, who did your being give, 
Made you with Himself to live ; 
He the fatal cause demands, 
Asks the work of His own hands ; 
Why, ye thankless creatures, why 
Will ye cross His love, and die ? 

2. Sinners, turn ; why will ye die ? 
God, your Saviour, asks you why ? 
God, who did your souls retrieve, 
Died Himself, that ye might live. 

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Will you let Him die in vain ? 
Crucify your Lord again ? 
Why, ye ransomed sinners, why 
Will ye slight His grace, and die ? 

3. Sinners, turn ; why will ye die ? 
God, the Spirit, asks you why ? 
He who all your lives hath strove, 
Wooed you to embrace His love ; 
Will ye not His grace receive ? 
Will ye still refuse to live ? 
Why, you long-sought sinners, why 
Will you grieve your God and die ? 



468, 8s, 7s, & 4. Newton. 

They shall see the Sox of Max coming in the clouds of heaven, 

WITH POWER AND GREAT GLORY. — Matt. 24 : 30. 

1. Day of judgment, day of wonders ! 

Hark ! the trumpet's awful sound, 
Louder than a thousand thunders, 
Shakes the vast creation round : 

How the summons 
Will the sinner's heart confound ! 

2. See the Judge, our nature wearing, 

Clothed in majesty divine ; 
You, who long for His appearing, 

Then shall say, " This God is mine ! " 

Gracious Saviour, 
Own me in that day for Thine. 

3. At His call the dead awaken, 

Rise to life from earth and sea ; 
All the powers of nature shaken 
By His looks, prepare to flee : 

Careless sinner, 
What will then become of thee ? 



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4. But to those who have confessed, 

Loved and served the Lord below, 
He will say, " Come near, ye blessed, 
See the kingdom I bestow ; 

You forever 
Shall My love and glory know." 

469. C. M. COLVER. 

When they shall say, Peace and safety ; then sudden destruction 
COMETH.— 1 These. 5 : 3. 

1. There is a line, by us unseen, 

That crosses every path, 
The hidden boundary between 
God's patience and His wrath. 

2. To pass that limit is to die, 

To die as if by stealth ; 
It does not quench the beaming eye, 
Nor pale the glow of health. 

3. The conscience may be still at ease, 

The spirit light and gay ; 
That which is pleasing still may please, 
And care be thrust away. 

4. O, where is this mysterious bourne 

By which our path is crossed ; 
Beyond which God himself hath sworn 
That he who goes is lost ? 

5. How far may we go on to sin ? 

How long will God forbear ? 
Where does hope end, and where begin 
The confines of despair ? 

6. An answer from the skies is sent, — 

" Ye that from God depart, 
While it is called to-day, repent, 
And harden not your heart." 

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470. C. M. Watts. 

The hour of His judgment is come — Rev. 14 : 7. 

1. Sixg to the Lord, ye heavenly hosts, 

And Thou, O earth, adore ; 
Let death and hell, through all their coasts, 
Stand trembling at His power. 

2. His sounding chariot shakes the sky ; 

He makes the clouds His throne ; 
There all His stores of lightning lie 
Till vengeance darts them down. 

3. Think, O my soul, the dreadful day 

When this incensed God 
Shall rend the sky, and burn the sea, 
And send His wrath abroad. 

4. What shall the wretch, the sinner do? 

He once defied the Lord ; 
But he shall dread the Thunderer now, 
And sink beneath His word. 

5. Tempests of angry fire shall roll 

To blast the rebel worm, 
And beat upon his naked soul 
In one eternal storm. 



471. 7s. S. F. Smith. 

Where shall the uxgodly axd the sixties appeae ? — 1 Pet. 4 :18. 

1. When thy mortal life is fled, 

When the death shades o'er thee spread, 
When is finished thy career, 
Sinner, where wilt thou appear ? 
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2. When the world has passed away, 
When draws near the judgment day, 
When the awful trump shall sound, 
Say, O where wilt thou be found ? 

3. When the Judge descends in light, 
Clothed in majesty and might, 
When the wicked quail with fear, 
Where, O where wilt thou appear ? 

4. What shall soothe thy bursting heart, 
When the saints and thou must part ? 
When the good with joy are crowned, 
Sinner, where wilt thou be found ? 

5. While the Holy Ghost is nigh, 
Quickly to the Saviour fly ; 
Then shall peace thy spirit cheer ; 
Then in heaven shalt thou appear. 



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CONFESSION. 

472. C. M. JOXES. 

If I PERISH, I PERISH. — Est. 4 : 16. 

1. Come, humble sinner, in whose breast 

A thousand thoughts revolve, 
Come, with your guilt and fear oppressed, 
And make this last resolve : 

2. " I'll go to Jesus, though my sin 

Hath like a mountain rose ; 
I know His courts, I'll enter in, 
Whatever may oppose. 



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3. " Prostrate Til lie before His throne 

And there my guilt confess ; 
I'll tell Him I'm a wretch undone 
Without His sovereign grace. 

4. " I'll to the gracious King approach, 

Whose sceptre pardon gives ; 
Perhaps He may command my touch, 
And then the suppliant lives. 

5. " Perhaps He will admit my plea, 

Perhaps will hear my prayer ; 
But if I perish, I will pray, 
And perish only there. 

6. " I can but perish if I go, 

I am resolved to try ; 
For if I stay away, I know 
I must forever die." 



473. C. M. Watts. 

Cheist died foe oue si>~s.— 1 Cor. 15:3. 

1. Alas, and did my Saviour bleed, 

And did my Sovereign die ? 
Would He devote that sacred head 
For such a worm as I? 

2. Was it for crimes that I had done 

He groaned upon the tree ? 
Amazing pity ! grace unknown ! 
And love beyond degree ! 

3. Well might the sun in darkness hide, 

And shut his glories in, 
When God, the mighty Maker, died 
For man, the creature's sin. 
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4. Thus might I hide my blushing face 
While His dear cross appears ; 
Dissolve my heart in thankfulness, 
And melt my eyes to tears. 

o. But drops of grief can ne'er repay 
The debt of love I owe ; 
Here, Lord, I give myself away, 
'Tis all that I can do. 



474. L. M. Watts. 

Have mercy upon me. — Ps. 51 : 1. 

1. Show pity, Lord, O Lord, forgive ; 
Let a repenting rebel live ; 

Are not Thy mercies large and free ? 
May not a sinner trust in Thee ? 

2. My crimes are great, but can't surpass 
The power and glory of Thy grace : 
Great God, Thy nature hath no bound, 
So let Thy pardoning love be found. 

3. 0, wash my soul from every sin, 

And make my guilty conscience clean ; 
Llere on my heart the burden lies, 
And past offences pain mine eyes. 

4. My lips with shame my sins confess, 
Against Thy law, against Thy grace; 
Lord, should Thy judgment grow severe, 
I am condemned, but Thou art clear. 

5. Should sudden vengeance seize my breath, 
I must pronounce Thee just in death ; 
And if my soul were sent to hell, 

Thy righteous law approves it well. 
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6. Yet save a trembling sinner, Lord. 

Whose hope, still hovering round Thy word, 
Would light on some sweet promise there, 
Some sure support against despair. 

475. l. m. 

Be of good cheek, thy sixs be fokgiven thee. — Matt. 9 : 2. 

1. Trembling, before Thine awful throne, 
O Lord, in dust my sins I own ; 
Justice and mercy for my life 
Contend ; O smile, and heal the strife. 

2. The Saviour smiles ; upon my soul 
New tides of hope tumultuous roll ; 
His voice proclaims my pardon found ! 
Seraphic transport wings the sound. 

3. Earth has a joy unknown in heaven, — 
The new-born peace of sins forgiven ; 
Tears of such pure and deep delight, 
Ye angels, never dimmed your sight. 

4. Loud is the song, the heavenly plain 
Is shaken by the choral strain ; 
And dying echoes, floating far, 
Draw music from each chiming star. 

5. But I amid your choirs shall shine, 
And all your knowledge will be mine ; 
Ye on your harps must lean to hear 
A secret chord that mine will bear. 

Doxology. 

To God the Father, God the Son, 
And God the Spirit, Three in One, 
Be honor, praise, and glory given, 
By all on earth, and all in heaven. 
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476. L. M. Elliott. 

Him that cometh to Me I will ix no wise cast out.— John G : 37. 

1. Just as I am, without one plea, 
But that Thy blood was shed for me, 
And that Thou bid'st me come to Thee, 

O Lamb of God, I come, I come ! 

2. Just as I am, and waiting not 
To rid my soul of one dark blot, 

To Thee whose blood can cleanse each spot, 
O Lamb of God, I come, I come ! 

3. Just as I am, though tossed about 
With many a conflict, many a doubt, 
Fightings within, and fears without, 

O Lamb of God, I come, I come ! 

4. J ust as I am, poor, wretched, blind ; 
Sight, riches, healing of the mind, 
Yea, all I need, in Thee to find, 

O Lamb of God, I come, I come ! 

5. Just as I am, though so depraved, 
So long by Satan's power enslaved, 
To be by Thee renewed and saved, 

O Lamb of God, I come, I come ! 

6. Just as I am, Thou wilt receive ; 

Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve ; 
Because Thy promise I believe, 
O Lamb of God, I come, I come ! 

7. Just as I am, Thy love unknown 
Has broken every barrier down ; 
Now, to be Thine, yea, Thine alone, 

O Lamb of God, I come, I come ! 
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477. S. M. Muhlenberg. 

The dove fouxd yo rest. — Gen. 8 :9. 

1. Like Noah's weary dove, 

That soared the earth around, 
But not a resting-place above 
The cheerless waters found ; 

2. O cease, my wandering soul, 

On restless wing to roam ; 
All the wide world, to either pole, 
Has not for thee a home. 

3. Behold the ark of God ; 

Behold the open door ; 
Hasten to gain that dear abode, 
And rove, my soul, no more. 

4. There, safe thou shalt abide ; 

There, sweet shall be thy rest ; 
And, everv longing satisfied. 
With full salvation blessed. 

5. And when the waves of ire 

Again the earth shall fill, 
The ark shall ride the sea of fire, 
Then rest on Zion's hill. 

Doxolooy. 

Ye angels round the throne, 
And saints that dwell below, 

Worship the Father, love the Son, 
And bless the Spirit too. 
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478. 8s & 7s. Turner. 

Jesus, Thou Son of David, have meect ox me. — Mark 10 : 47. 

1. Jesus, full of all compassion, 

Hear Thy humble suppliant's cry ; 
Let me know Thy great salvation — 

See, I languish, faint, and die. 
Guilty, but with heart relenting, 

Overwhelmed with helpless grief, 
Prostrate at Thy feet repenting, 

Send, O, send me quick relief. 

2. Whither should a wretch be flying, 

But to Him who comfort gives ? 
Whither, from the dread of dying, 

But to Him who ever lives ? 
While I view Thee, wounded, grieving, 

Breathless, on the cursed tree, 
Fain I'd feel my heart believing 

That thou sufferedst thus for me. 

3. In the world of endless ruin, 

Let it never, Lord, be said, 
" Here's a soul that perished suing 

For the boasted Saviour's aid ! " 
Saved ! the deed shall spread new glory 

Through the shining realms above ; 
Angels sing the pleasing story, 

All enraptured with Thy love. 



479. 8s & 7s. 

Wash me a> t d I shall be whiter than sttott. — Ps. 51 : 7. 

1. Jesus, who on Calvary's mountain 
Poured Thy precious blood for me, 
Wash me in its flowing fountain, 
That my soul may spotless be. 
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2. I have sinned, but 0, restore me ; 

For unless Thou smile on me, 
Dark is all the world before me, 
Darker yet eternity ! 

3. In Thy word I hear Thee saying, 

" Come and I will give you rest ; " 
And the gracious call obeying, 
See, I hasten to Thy breast. 

4. Grant, O, grant Thy Spirit's teaching, 

That I may not go astray, 
Till, the gate of heaven reaching, 
Earth and sin are passed away. 

480. L. M. Steele. 

DIED FOR ALL, THAT TTIEY WHICH LIVE SHOULD XOT HENCEFORTH LITE 
UNTO THEMSELVES. — 2 Cor. b : 15. 

1. Lord, when my thoughts delighted rove 
Amid the wonders of Thy love, 
Sweet hope revives my drooping heart, 
And bids intruding fears depart. 

2. For mortal crimes a sacrifice, 

The Lord of life, the Saviour, dies ; 
What love ! what mercy ! how divine ! 
Jesus, and can I call Thee mine ? 

3. Repentant sorrow fills my heart, 
But mingling joy allays the smart ; 
O, may my future life declare 
This sorrow and the joy sincere. 

4. Be all my heart and all my days 
Devoted to my Saviour's praise ; 
And let my glad obedience prove 
How much I owe, how much I love. 

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481. L. M. Hart. 

I WILL TAKE THE STONY HEAET OUT OF TIIEIE FLESH. — Ezek. 11: 19. 

1. O for a glance of heavenly day. 
To take this stubborn stone away, 
And thaw, with beams of love divine, 
This heart, this frozen heart, of mine. 

2. The rocks can rend ; the earth can quake ; 
The seas can roar ; the mountains shake ; 
Of feeling, all things show some sign, 
But this unfeeling heart of mine. 

3. To hear the sorrows Thou hast felt, 
Dear Lord, an adamant would melt ; 
But I can read each moving line, 
And nothing move this heart of mine. 

4. Thy judgments, too, unmoved I hear ; 
(Amazing thought,) which devils fear ; 
Goodness and wrath in vain combine 
To stir this stupid heart of mine. 

5. But something yet can do the deed, 
And that dear something much I need ; 
Thy Spirit can from dross refine, 

And move and melt this heart of mine. 



482. S. M. Watts. 

Turn us, O God of oue saltation. — Ps. 85 : 4. 

1. Is this the kind return, 

And these the thanks we owe, 
Thus to abuse eternal love, 

Whence all our blessings flow ? 
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2. To what a stubborn frame 

Has sin reduced our mind ! 
What strange, rebellious wretches we, 
And God as strangely kind. 

3. Turn, turn us, mighty God, 

And mould our souls afresh ; 
Break, Sovereign Grace, these hearts of stone. 
And give us hearts of flesh. 

4. Let old ingratitude 

Provoke our weeping eyes ; 
And hourly, as new mercies fall, . 
Let hourly thanks arise. 

483. C. M. S. Stennett. 

Look upon kink affliction* axd my pain, and forgive all my stxs. 

Ps. 25 : 18. 

1. Prostrate, dear Jesus, at Thy feet, 

A guilty rebel lies. 
And upwards to Thy mercy seat 
Presumes to lift his eyes. 

2. If tears of sorrow would suffice 

To pay the debt I owe, 
Tears should from both my weeping eyes 
In ceaseless torrents flow. 

3. Bat no such sacrifice I plead, 

To expiate my guilt ; 
No tears but those which Thou hast shed, 
No blood but Thou hast spilt. 

4. Think of Thy sorrows, dearest Lord, 

And all my sins forgive ; 
Justice will well approve the word 
That bids the sinner live. 

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484. c. m. STEELE. 

My Eefuge ix the day of affliction". — Jer. 16 : 19. 

1. Dear Refuge of my weary soul, 

On Thee, when sorrows rise, 
On Thee, when waves of trouble roll, 
My fainting hope relies. 

2. To Thee I tell each rising grief, 

For Thou alone canst heal ; 
Thy word can bring a sweet relief 
For every pain I feel. 

3. But O, when gloomy doubts prevail, 

I fear to call Thee mine ; 
The springs of comfort seem to fail, 
And all my hopes decline. 

4. Yet, gracious God, where shall I flee ? 

Thou art my only trust ; 
And still my soul would cleave to Thee, 
Though prostrate in the dust. 

5. Thy mercy seat is open still ; 

Here let my soul retreat, 
With humble hope attend Thy will, 
And wait beneath Thy feet. 



485. C. M. Watts. 

They that aee Chkist's hate ceucified the flesh. — Gal. 5 : 24. 

1. O, if my soul was formed for woe, 
How would I vent my sighs ! 
Repentance should like rivers flow 
From both my streaming eyes. 

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2. 'Twas for my sins niy dearest Lord 

Hung on the cursed tree, 
And groaned away a dying life 
For thee, my soul, for thee. 

3. O, how I hate those lusts of mine 

That crucified my God ! 
Those sins that pierced and nailed His flesh 
Fast to the fatal wood ! 

4. Yes, my Redeemer, they shall die ; 

My heart has so decreed ; 
Nor will I spare the guilty things 
That made my Saviour bleed. 

5. While, with a melting, broken heart, 

My murdered Lord I view, 
I'll raise revenge against my sins, 
And slay the murderers too. 

486. C. P. M. C. Wesley. 

Turn Thou me, and I shall be turned. — Jer. 31 : IS. 

1. Lo, on a narrow neck of land, 
'Twixt two unbounded seas, I stand, 

Secure, insensible : 
A point of time, a moment's space, 
Removes me to that heavenly place, 

Or shuts me up in hell. 

2. O God, my inmost soul convert, 
And deeply on my thoughtful heart 

Eternal things impress : 
Give me to feel their solemn weight, 
And tremble on the brink of fate, 

And wake to righteousness. 

3. Before me place, in dread array, 
The pomp of that tremendous day, 

When Thou with clouds shalt come 

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To judge the nations at Thy bar ; 
And tell me, Lord, shall I be there, 
To meet a joyful doom ? 

4. Be this my one great business here, 
With serious industry and fear, 

Eternal bliss to insure ; 
Thine utmost counsel to fulfil, 
And suffer all Thy righteous will, 

And to the end endure. 

5. Then, Saviour, then my soul receive, 
Transported from this vale, to live 

And reign with Thee above, 
Where faith is sweetly lost in sight, 
And hope in full, supreme delight, 

And everlasting love. 

487. L. M. Watts. 

A BROKEN AND A CONTRITE HEART, O GOD, TlIOTT TTILT NOT DESPISE. 

PS. 51 : 17. 

1. A broken heart, my God, my King, 
Is all the sacrifice I bring ; 

The God of grace will ne'er despise 
A broken heart for sacrifice. 

2. My soul lies humbled in the dust, 
And owns Thy dreadful sentence just ; 
Look down, O Lord, with pitying eye, 
And save the soul condemned to die. 

3. Then will I teach the world Thy ways ; 
Sinners shall learn Thy sovereign grace ; 
I'll lead them to my Saviour's blood, 

As they shall praise a pardoning God. 

4. O, may Thy love inspire my tongue ; 
Salvation shall be all my song ; 

And all my powers shall join to bless 
The Lord, my Strength and Righteousness. 

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488. 7s. C. Wesley. 

I "WILL HEAL THEIR BACKSLIDING. — Hosefl 14 : 4. 

1. Depth of ruercy ! can there be 
Mercy still reserved for me ? 
Can my God His wrath forbear, 
Me, the chief of sinners, spare ? 

2. I have long withstood His grace ; 
Long provoked Him to His face ; 
Would not hearken to His calls ; 
Grieved Him by a thousand falls. 

3. Now incline me to repent ; 
Let me now my fall lament ; 
Now my foul revolt deplore ; 
Weep, believe, and sin no more. 

489. c. p. m. 

For Thy name's sake O Lord, pardon mine iniquity. — Ps. 25 : 11. 

1. When Thou, my righteous Judge, shalt come 
To fetch Thy ransomed people home, 

Shall I among them stand ? 
Shall such a worthless worm as I, 
Who sometimes am afraid to die, 

Be found at Thy right hand ? 

2. I love to meet among them now, 
Before Thy gracious feet to bow, 

Though vilest of them all : 
But can I bear the piercing thought, 
What if my name should be left out, 

When Thou for them shalt call ? 

3. Prevent, prevent it by Thy grace ; 
Be Thou, dear Lord, my hiding-place, 

In this the accepted day : 
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Thy pardoning voice, O let me hear, 
To still my unbelieving fear ; 
Nor let me fall, I pray. 

4. Let me among Thy saints be found, 

Whene'er the archangel's trump shall sound, 

To see Thy smiling face ; 
Then loudest of the crowd I'll sing, 
While heaven's resounding mansions ring 

With shouts of sovereign grace. 

490- C. M. Steele. 

Return. — Jer. 3 : 22. 

1. How oft, alas ! this wretched heart 

Has wandered from the Lord ! 
How oft my roving thoughts depart, 
Forgetful of His word ! 

2. Yet sovereign mercy calls, " Return ! " 

Dear Lord, and may I come ? 
My vile ingratitude I mourn ; 
O, take the wanderer home ! 

3. ' And canst Thou, wilt Thou yet forgive, 

And bid my crimes remove ? 
And shall a pardoned rebel live 
To speak Thy wondrous love ? 

4. Almighty Grace, Thy healing power 

How glorious, how divine, 
That can to life and bliss restore 
So vile a heart as mine ! 

5. Thy pardoning love, so free, so sweet, 

Dear Saviour, I adore ; 
O, keep me at Thy sacred feet, 
And let me rove no more. 
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491. 



L. M. 



Heal me, Lord, and I shall be healed. — Jer. 17 : 14. 



1. When will this weary struggle cease, 

This aching heart find rest ? 
When will the light of hope and peace 
Cheer this despairing breast? 

2. My feet, bewildered, long have trod 

In error's gloomy ways ; 
My heart, rebellious, far from God, 
At sinful distance stays. 

3. Tossed on the billows of remorse, 

The surges of despair, 
I'll fly with trembling to the cross, 
And seek for mercy there. 

4. Saviour, I yield, with humble faith, 

This wretched heart to Thee ; 
From bonds of guilt Thy sovereign grace 
Alone can set me free. 

5. O, cause the light of hope to shine ; 

Subdue this stubborn will ; 
Let peace, and joy, and love divine 
My waiting spirit fill. 



Help us, O God of ouk salvation. — Ps. 79: 9. 



1. Father of mercies, God of love, 
O, hear a humble suppliant's cry ; 
Bend from Thy lofty seat above, 

Thy throne of glorious majesty; 
O, deign to hear my mournful voice, 
And bid my drooping heart rejoice. 



492. 



L. M. 



Eaffles. 



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2. I urge no merits of my own, 

No worth, to claim Thy gracious smile ; 
No ; when I bow before Thy throne, 

Dare to converse with God a while, 
Thy name, blest Jesus, is my plea — 
Dearest and sweetest name to me. 

3. Father of mercies, God of love, 

Then hear Thy humble suppliant's cry ; 
Bend from Thy lofty seat above, 

Thy throne of glorious majesty ; 
One pardoning word can make me whole, 
And soothe the anguish of my soul. 

493. L. M. Watts. 

Create wr me a clean heaet, O God, and renew a eight spieit wither 
me. — Ps. 51 : 10. 

1. O Thou that hear'st when sinners cry, 
Though all my crimes before Thee lie, 
Behold them not with angry look, 
But blot their memory from Thy book. 

2. Create my nature pure within, 
And form my soul averse to sin ; 
Let Thy good spirit ne'er depart, 

Nor hide Thy presence from my heart. 

3. I cannot live without Thy light, 

Cast out and banished from Thy sight ; 
Thine holy joys, my God, restore, 
And guard me, that I fall no more. 

4. Though I have grieved Thy Spirit, Lord, 
His lielp and comfort still afford, 

And let a wretch come near Thy throne, 
To plead the merits of Thy Son. 
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494. s. m. Co WPEE. 

"Who hath waexed you to flee feom the "vtbath to come ? — Luke 3 

1. My former hopes are fled, 

My terror now begins ; 
I feel, alas ! that I am dead 
In trespasses and sins. 

2. Ah! whither shall I fry? 

I hear the thunder roar ; 
The law proclaims destruction nigh. 
And vengeance at the door. 

3. When I review my ways. 

I dread impending doom ; 
But sure a friendly whisper says, 
Flee from the wrath to come." 

4. I see, or think I see, 

A glimmering from afar ; 
A beam of day that shines for me, 
To save me from despair. 

5. Forerunner of the sun, 

It marks the pilgrim's way ; 
I'll gaze upon it while I run, 
And watch the rising day. 



495. C. M. Steele. 

Hate ileecy o>* me.— Luke 18:38. 

1. Thou whose tender mercy hears 
Contrition's humble sigh. 
Whose hand, indulgent, wipes the tears 
From sorrow's weeping eye ; 
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2. See, low before Thy throne of grace, 

A wretched wanderer mourn ; 
Hast Thou not bid me seek Thy face ? 
Hast Thou not said, " Return " ? 

3. And shall rny guilty fears prevail 

To drive me from Thy feet ? 
O, let not this dear refuge fail, 
This only safe retreat. 

4. O, shine on this benighted heart, 

With beams of mercy shine ; 
And let Thy healing voice impart 
A taste of joys divine. 

496. C. M. Newton. 

All the people that came together to that sight, beholding the 
things which were done, smote their breasts. — luke 23 : 48. 

1. In evil long I took delight, 

Unawed by shame or fear, 
Till a new object struck my sight, 
And stopped my wild career. 

2. I saw One hanging on a tree, 

In agonies and blood, 
Who fixed His languid eyes on me, 
As near His cross I stood. 

3. Sure, never, to my latest breath, 

Can I forget that look ; 
It seemed to charge me with His death, 
Though not a word He spoke. 

4. Alas ! I knew not what I did, 

But now my tears are vain ; 
Where shall my trembling soul be hid ? 
For I the Lord have slain. 
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5. A second look He gave, which said, 
" I freely all forgive ; 
This blood is for thy ransom paid ; 
I'll die that thou ruayst live." 



497. L. M. Richter. 

Cheist shall gite thee light. — Eph. 5: 14. 

1. My soul before Thee prostrate lies ; 
To Thee, her Source, my spirit flies ; 
My wants I mourn, my chains I see ; 
O, let Thy presence set me free. 

2. Lost and undone, for aid I cry ; 

In Thy death, Saviour, let me die ; 

Grieved with Thy grief, pained with Thy pain, 

Ne'er may I feel self-love again. 

3. In life's short day, let me yet more 
Of Thy enlivening power implore ; 
My mind must deeper sink in Thee, 
My foot stand firm, from wandering free. 

498. C. M. Newton. 

O L.OED, EE B TEE ME XOT I>' THIXE AXGEE. — Ps. 6 : 1. 

1. In mercy, not in wrath, rebuke 

Thy feeble worm, my God ; 
My spirit dreads Thine angry look, 
And trembles at Thy rod. 

2. O, come, and show Thy power to save, 

And spare my fainting breath ; 
For who can praise Thee in the grave, 
Or sing Thy name in death ? 
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3. Satan, my cruel, envious foe, 

Insults me in my pain . 
He smiles to see me brought so low, 
And tells me hope is vain. 

4. But hence, thou enemy, depart, 

Nor tempt me to despair ; 
My Saviour comes to cheer my heart ; 
The Lord has heard my prayer. 

499. 8s, 7s, & 4. Evan. Mag. 

The Lord is my Portion. — Lam. 3 : 24. 

1. Welcome, welcome, dear Redeemer; 

Welcome to this heart of mine ; 
Lord, I make a full surrender, 

Every power and thought be Thine, 

Thine entirely, 
Through eternal ages Thine. 

2. Known to all to be Thy mansion, 

Earth and hell will disappear ; 
Or in vain attempt possession, 

When they find the Lord is near ; 

Shout, O Zion ! 
Shout, ye saints ! the Lord is here. 

500. L. M. Watts. 

God is the Strength of my heart. — Ps. 73 : 2G. 

1. Loed, what a thoughtless wretch was I, 
To mourn, and murmur, and repine, 
To see the wicked, placed on high, 
In pride and robes of honor shine. 
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2. But O, their end, their dreadful end ! 

Thy sanctuary taught me so ; 
On slippery rocks I see them stand, 
And fiery billows roll below. 

3. Now let them boast how tall they rise ; 

I'll never envy them again ; 
There they may stand with haughty eyes, 
Till they plunge deep in endless pain. 

4. Xow I esteem their mirth and wine 

Too dear to purchase with my blood ; 
Lord, 'tis enough that Thou art mine, 
My Life, my Portion, and my God. 

501. 7s. Cowter. 

Lotest thou Me ? — John 21 : 16. 

1 . Hark, my soul ! it is the Lord ; 
'Tis thy Saviour ; hear His word ; 
Jesus speaks ; He speaks to thee : 

" Say, poor sinner ; lov'st thou Me ? 

2. "I delivered thee when bound, 

And when wounded, healed thy wound ; 
Sought thee wandering, set thee right, 
Turned thy darkness into light. 

3. u Mine is an unchanging love, 
Higher than the heights above, 
Deeper than the depths beneath, 
Free and faithful, strong as death. 

4. " Thou shalt see My glory soon, 
When the work of grace is done ; 
Partner of My throne shalt be ; 
Say, poor sinner ; lov'st thou Me ? " 

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5. Lord, it is my chief complaint 
That my love is still so faint ; 
Yet I love Thee, and adore : 
O for grace to love Thee more ! 

502. L. M. Watts. 

I ACKNOWLEDGED MY SIX UNTO THEE. — Ps. 32 : 0. 

1. I spread my sins before the Lord, 

And all my secret faults confess ; 
Thy gospel speaks a pardoning word, 
Thy Holy Spirit seals the grace. 

2. How safe beneath Thy wings I lie, 

When days grow dark, and storms appear ! 
And when I walk, Thy watchful eye 
Shall guide me safe from every snare. 

503. L. M. C. Wesley. 

Mt peace I give ukto tou. — John 14: 27. 

1 . O that my load of sin were gone ! 

O that I could at last submit 
At Jesus' feet to lay it down — 
To lay my soul at Jesus' feet ! 

2. Rest for my soul I long to find ; 

Saviour of all, if mine Thou art, 
Give me Thy meek and lowly mind, 
And stamp Thine image on my heart. 

3. Break off the yoke of inbred sin, 

And fully set my spirit free ; 
I cannot rest till pure within, 
Till J am wholly lost in Thee. 

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504. C. P. M. Occom. 

Ye must be boex agai>\ — John 3:7. 

1. Awaked by Sinai's awful sound, 
My soul in bonds of guilt I found, 

And knew not where to go ; 
Eternal truth did loud proclaim, 
" The sinner must be born again," 
Or sink to endless woe. 

When to the law I trembling fled, 
It poured its curses on my head ; 

I no relief could find. 
This fearful truth increased my pain, 
" The sinner must be born again," 
And whelmed my tortured mind. 

3. Again did Sinai's thunder roll, 
And guilt lay heavy on my soul, 

A vast, oppressive load : 
Alas ! I read and saw it plain, 
K The sinner must be born again," 

Or drink the wrath of God. 

4. The saints I heard with rapture tell 
How Jesus conquered death and hell, 

And broke the fowler's snare ; 
Yet when I found this truth remain, 
M The sinner must be born again," 

I sank in deep despair. 

5. But while I thus in anguish lay, 

The gracious Saviour passed that way, 

And felt His pity move : 
The sinner, by His justice slain, 
Now by His grace is born again. 

And sings redeeming love. 

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MAN A CHRISTIAN. — FAITH. 

505. C. M. Wreford. 

Lord, I believe ; help Thou mixe unbelief. — Mark 9 : 24. 

1. Lord, I believe ; Thy power I own ; 

Thy word I would obey ; 
I wander comfortless and lone, 
When from Thy truth I stray. 

2. Lord, I believe ; but gloomy fears 

Sometimes bedim my sight ; 
I look to Thee with prayers and te'ars, 
And cry for strength and light. 

3. Lord, I believe ; but oft, I know, 

My faith is cold and weak ; 
Strengthen my weakness, and bestow 
The confidence I seek. 

4. Yes, I believe ; and only Thou 

Canst give my soul relief ; 
Lord, to Thy truth my spirit bow ; 
Help Thou my unbelief. 

506. C. P. M. TOPLADY. 

At that day shall a man look to his Maker. — Is. 17: 7. 

1. O thou that hear'st the prayer of faith, 
Wilt Thou not save a soul from death 

That casts itself on Thee ? 
I have no refuge of my own, 
But fly to what my Lord hath done 
And suffered once for me. 

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2. Slain in the guilty sinner's stead, 
His spotless righteousness I plead, 

And His availing blood : 
Thy merit, Lord, my robe shall be ; 
Thy merit shall atone for me, 

And bring me near to God. 

3. Then snatch me from eternal death ; 
The Spirit of adoption breathe ; 

His consolations send ; 
By Him some word of life impart, 
And sweetly whisper to my heart, 

" Thy Maker is thy Friend." 

4. The king of terrors then would be 
A welcome messenger to me, 

To bid me come away : 
Unclogged by earth, or earthly things, 
Td mount upon his sable wings 

To everlasting day. 

507- C. M. Watts. 

The evidence of things not seen. — Heb. 11: 1. 

1. Faith is the brightest evidence 

Of things beyond our sight, 
Breaks through the clouds of flesh and sense, 
And dwells in heavenly light. 

2. It sets times past in present view, 

Brings distant prospects home, 
Of things a thousand years ago, 
Or thousand years to come. 

3. By faith we know the worlds were made 

By God's almighty word ; 
Abraham, to unknown countries led, 
By faith obeyed the Lord. 

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4. He sought a city, fair and high, 
Built by the eternal Hands ; 
And faith assures us, though we die, 
That heavenly building stands. 

508. h. M. 

They launched forth. — Luke 8: 22. 

1. Jesus, at Thy command, 

I launch into the deep, 
And leave my native land, 
Where sin lulls all asleep ; 
For Thee I fain would all resign, 
And sail to heaven with Thee and Thine. 

2. Though rocks and quicksands deep 

Through all my passage lie, 
Yet Thou wilt safely keep 

And guide me with Thine eye : 
My anchor, hope, shall firm abide, 
And I each boisterous storm outride. 

3. By faith I see the land, 

The port of endless rest ; 
My soul, thy sails expand, 

And fly to Jesus' breast. 
O, may I reach the heavenly shore, 
Where winds and waves distress no more. 

4. Come, heavenly Wind, and blow 

A prosperous gale of grace, 
To waft me from below 

To heaven, my destined place : 
Then, in full sail, my port I'll find, 
And leave the world and sin behind. 
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509. s. p. m. 

Faith, which voeketh by love.— Gal. 5 : 6. 

1. Faith is the polar star 

That guides the Christian's way, 
Directs his wanderings from afar 
To realms of endless day ; 



It points the course 
Where'er he roam, 



And safely leads 
The pilgrim home. 



2. Faith is the rainbow's form 

Hung on the brow of heaven, 
The glory of the passing storm, 
The pledge of mercy given ; 



It is the bright 
Triumphal arch 



Through which the saints 
To glory march. 



The faith that works by love, 

And purifies the heart, 
A foretaste of the joys above 
To mortals can impart ; 



It bears us through 
This earthly strife, 



And triumphs in 
Immortal life. 



510. CM. Watts. 

Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith. — Heb. 12: 2. 

1. Give me the wings of faith, to rise 

Within the veil, and see 
The saints above, how great their joys, 
And bright their glories be. 

2. Once they were mourning here below, 

And wet their couch with tears : 
They wrestled hard, as we do now, 
With sins, and doubts, and fears. 



MAN A CHRISTIAN. 



3. I ask them whence their victory came ; 

They, with united breath, 
Ascribe their conquest to the Lamb, 
Their triumph to His death. 

4. They marked the footsteps that He trod ; 

His zeal inspired their breast ; 
And, following their incarnate God, 
Possessed the promised rest. 

5. Our glorious Leader claims our praise 

For His own pattern given, 
While the long cloud of witnesses 
Show the same path to heaven. 

511. 6s & 4s. Palmer. 

I LIVE BY THE FAITH OF THE SOX OF GOD. — Gal. 2 : 20. 

1. My faith looks up to Thee, 
Thou Lamb of Calvary, 

Saviour divine ; 
Now hear me while I pray ; 
Take all my guilt away ; 
O, let me from this day 

Be wholly Thine. 

2. May Thy rich grace impart 
Strength to my fainting heart, 

My zeal inspire ; 
As Thou hast died for me, 
O, may my love to Thee 
Pure, warm, and changeless be — 

A living fire. 

3. While life's dark maze I tread, 
And griefs around me spread, 

Be Thou my Guide ; 

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Bid darkness turn to day, 
"Wipe sorrow's tears away, 
Nor let me ever stray 
From Thee aside. 

4. When ends life's transient dream, 
When death's cold, sullen stream 

Shall o'er me roll, 
Blest Saviour, then, in love, 
Fear and distrust remove ; 
O, bear me safe above — 

A ransomed soul. 



512. CM. Needham. 

These all died is faith. — Heb. U : 13. 

1. Rise, my soul, pursue the path 

By ancient worthies trod ; 
Aspiring, view those holy men 
Who lived and walked with God. 

2. Though dead, they speak in reason's ear, 

And in example live ; 
Their faith, and hope, and mighty deeds 
Still fresh instruction give. 

3. 'Twas through the Lamb's most precious blood 

They conquered every foe ; 
And to His power and matchless grace, 
Their crowns of life they owe. 

4. Lord, may I ever keep in view 

The patterns Thou hast given, 
And ne'er forsake the blessed road 
That led them safe to heaven. 
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513. S. M. Pratt's Coll. 

The just shall live by faith. — Heb. 10 : 38. 

1. If through unruffled seas 

Toward heaven we calmly sail, 
With grateful hearts, O God, to Thee 
Well own the fostering gale. 

2. But should the surges rise, 

And rest delay to come, 
Blessed be the sorrow, kind the storm, 
Which drives us nearer home. 

3. Soon shall our doubts and fears 

All yield at Thy control ; 
Thy tender mercies shall illume 
The midnight of the soul. 

4. Teach us, in every state, 

To make Thy will our own, 
And when the joys of sense depart, 
To live by faith alone. 

514. CM. Rippon's Coll. 

Hast thou faith ? — Rom. 14: 22. 

1. Have I that faith which looks to Christ, 

O'ercomes the world and sin, 
Receives Him, Prophet, Priest, and King, 
And makes the conscience clean ? 

2. If I this precious grace possess, 

All praise is due to Thee ; 
If not, I seek it from Thy hands ; 
Now grant it, Lord, to me. 

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515. L. M. Newton. 

The hope of righteousness by faith. — Gal. 5 : 5. 

1. As when the weary traveller gains 

The height of some o'erlooking hill, 
His heart revives, if, 'cross the plains, 
He eyes his home, though distant still, — 

2. Thus, when the Christian pilgrim views 

By faith his mansion in the skies, 
The sight his fainting strength renews, 
And wings his speed to reach the prize. 

3. 'Tis there, he says, I am to dwell 

With Jesus, in the realms of day ; 
Then I shall bid my cares farewell, 
And He will wipe my tears away. 

DOXOLOGY. 

To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 

The God whom heaven and earth adore, 

Be glory as it w r as of old, 

Is now, and shall be evermore. 

516. CM. Watts. 

In full assurance of faith. — Heb. 10:22. 

1. My thoughts surmount these lower skies, 

And look within the veil ; 
There springs of endless pleasure rise ; 
The waters never fail. 

2. There I behold, with sweet delight, 

The blessed Three in One ; 
And strong affections fix my sight 
On God's incarnate Son. 
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3. His promise stands forever firm ; 

His grace shall ne'er depart ; 
He binds my name upon His arm, 
And seals it on His heart. 

4. Light are the pains that nature brings ; 

How short our sorrows are, 
When with eternal future things 
The present we compare ! 

5. I would not be a stranger still 

To that celestial place, 
Where I forever hope to dwell 
Near my Redeemer's face. 



MAN A CHRISTIAN. — LOVE AND 
OBEDIENCE. 

517. C. M. Reed. 

I love the Lord. — Ps. 116 : L 

1. I love the Lord ; He guides my way 

By His revealed will, 
And when my erring feet would stray, 
His hand is with me still. 

2. I love the Lord ; He hears my prayer 

When stormy troubles rise, 
And bids celestial hope look out 
On ever-smiling skies. 

3. I love the Lord ; His grace attends 

My pilgrimage below, 
And all the streams of grace shall soon 
In boundless glory flow. 

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4. I love the Lord ; may each desire 
In this united be : 
As, Lord, Thy love descends on me, 
So raise my heart to Thee. 



518. 8s. Francis. 

We love Him because He first loved us.— 1 John 4 : 19. 

1. My gracious Redeemer I love; 

His praises aloud I'll proclaim, 
And join with the armies above 
To shout His adorable name. 

2. To gaze on His glories divine 

Shall be my eternal employ ; 
And feel them incessantly shine, 
My boundless, ineffable joy. 

3. Ye palaces, sceptres, and crowns, 

Your pride with disdain I survey ; 
Your pomps are but shadows and sounds, 
And pass in a moment away. 

4. The crown that my Saviour bestows 

Yon permanent sun shall outshine ; 
My joy everlastingly flows ; 

My God, my Redeemer, is mine. 

519. S. M. Watts. 

Whom have I in heaven but Thee ? — Ps. 73 : 25. 

1. My God, my Life, my Love, 
To Thee, to Thee I call; 
I cannot live if Thou remove, 
For Thou art all in all. 

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2. Not all the harps above 

Can make a heavenly place, 
If God His residence remove, 
Or but conceal His face. 

3. Nor earth, nor all the sky, 

Can one delight afford ; 
No, not a drop of real joy 
Without Thy presence, Lord. 

4. Thou art the sea of love 

Where all my pleasures roll, 
The circle where my passions move, 
And centre of my soul. 

520. C. M. Doddridge. 

Thou knowest that I love Thee. — John 21 : 15. 

1. Do not I love Thee, O my Lord ? 

Behold my heart, and see ; 
And turn each cursed idol out 
That dares to rival Thee. 

2. Is not Thy name melodious still 

To mine attentive ear ? 
Doth not each pulse with pleasure bound 
My Saviour's voice to hear? 

3. Hast Thou a lamb in all Thy flock 

I would disdain to feed ? 
Hast Thou a foe before whose face 
I fear Thy cause to plead ? 

4. Would not my heart pour forth its blood 

In honor of Thy name, 
And challenge the cold hand of death 
To damp the immortal flame ? 

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5. Thou know'st I love Thee, clearest Lord ; 
But O, I long to soar 
Far from the sphere of mortal joys, 
And learn to love Thee more. 



521. C. M. TVatt 

I TTAS BROUGHT LO\T, A>'D He HELPED ME. — Ps. 11Q l 6. 

1. I love the Lord ; He heard my cries, 

And pitied every groan ; 
Long as I live, when troubles rise, 
I'll hasten to His throne. 

2. I love the Lord ; He bowed His ear 

And chased my griefs away ; 
O, let my heart no more despair 
TThile I have breath to pray. 

8. The Lord beheld me sore distressed ; 
He bade my pains remove : 
Return, my soul, to God, thy rest, 
For thou hast known His love. 

4. My God hath saved my soul from death, 
And dried my falling tear- ; 
Now to His praise I'll spend my breath, 
And my remaining years. 

DOXOLOGY. 

Eternal praise and glory be 

To God on high addressed, 
TTho in His church doth make us meet 

For mansions of the blessed. 



MAN A CHRISTIAN. 



522. C. M. Watts. 

Follow aftek charity. — 1 Cor. 1 : 14. 

1. Happy the heart where graces reign, 

Where love inspires the breast ; 
Love is the brightest of the train, 
And strengthens all the rest. 

2. Knowledge, alas ! 'tis all in vain, 

And all in vain our fear ; 
Our stubborn sins will tight and reign, 
If love be absent there. 

3. This is the grace that lives and sings 

When faith and hope shall cease ; 
'Tis this shall strike our joyful strings 
In the sweet realms of bliss. 

4. Before we quite forsake our clay, 

Or leave this dark abode, 
The wings of love bear us away 
To see our smiling God. 

523. 8s & 7s. Robinson. 

Hitherto hath the Lord helped us. — 1 Sam. 7 : 12. 

1. Come, Thou Fount of every blessing, 

Tune my heart to sing Thy grace ; 
Streams of mercy, never ceasing, 

Call for songs of loudest praise ; 
Teach me some melodious sonnet, 

Sung by naming tongues above ; 
Praise the mount ; I'm fixed upon it — 

Mount of Thy redeeming love. 

2. Here I'll raise mine Ebenezer; 

Hither by Thy help I'm come ; 

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And I hope, by Thy good pleasure, 

Safely to arrive at home. 
Jesus sought me when a stranger, 

Wandering from the fold of God ; 
He, to rescue me from danger, 

Interposed His precious blood. 

3. 0, to grace how great a debtor 

Daily I'm constrained to be ! 
Let Thy goodness, like a fetter, 

Bind my wandering heart to Thee ; 
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it ; 

Prone to leave the God I love ; 
Here's my heart ; O, take and seal it ; 

Seal it for Thy courts above. 

524. C. M. Faber. 

I have chosex You. — John 15 : 16. 

1. How dread are Thine eternal years, 

O everlasting Lord ; 
By prostrate spirits, day and night, 
Incessantly adored. 

2. Yet I may love Thee too, O Lord, 

Almighty as Thou art ; 
For Thou hast stooped to ask of me 
The love of my poor heart. 

3. Only to sit and think of God, 

O, what a joy it is ! 
To think the thought, to breathe the name, 
Earth has no higher bliss. 

4. Father of Jesus ! love's Reward ! 

What rapture will it be, 
Prostrate before Thy throne to lie, 
And gaze and gaze on Thee. 
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25. 7s. M'Cheyne. 

I am debtoe. — Rom. 1 : 14. 

1. When this passing world is done, 
When has sunk yon glaring sun, 
When we stand with Christ in glory, 
Looking o'er life's finished story, 
Then, Lord, shall I fully know — 
Not till then — how much I owe. 

2. When I stand before the throne, 
Dressed in beauty not my own, 
When I see Thee as Thou art, 
Love Thee with unsmiling heart, 
Then, Lord, shall I fully know — 
Not till then — how much I owe. 

3. When the praise of heaven I hear, 
Loud as thunders to the ear, 
Loud as many waters' noise, 
Sweet as harp's melodious voice, 
Then, Lord, shall I fully know — 
Not till then — how much I owe. 

4. Chosen not for good in me, 
Wakened up from wrath to flee, 
Hidden in the Saviour's side, 
By the Spirit sanctified, 

Teach me, Lord, on earth to show 
By my love how much I owe. 

Doxology. 

Sing we to our God above 
Praise eternal as His love ; 
Praise Him, all ye heavenly host, 
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 



LOVE AND OBEDIENCE. 

526. c. p. m. 



Grant. 



AXD PEAISE THT ITAME FOR THY LOTIXG KINDNESS. — Ps. 138 : 2. 

1. Thy mercy heard my infant prayer, 
Thy love, with all a mother's care, 

Sustained my childish days ; 
Thy goodness watched my ripening youth, 
And formed my heart to love Thy truth, 

And filled my lips with praise. 

2. Then e'en in age and grief, Thy name 
Shall still my languid heart inflame, 

And bow my faltering knee ; 
O, yet this bosom feels the fire ; 
This trembling hand and drooping lyre 

Have yet a strain for Thee. 

3. Yes ; broken, tuneless, still, O Lord, 
This voice, transported, shall record 

Thy goodness, tried so long ; 
Till, sinking slow, with calm decay, 
Its feeble murmurs melt away 

Into a seraph's song. 



527. C. M. Watts. 

The face of Jesus. — 2 Cor. 4:6. 

1. Jesus, the vision of Thy face 

Hath overpowering charms ; 
Scarce shall I feel death's cold embrace, 
If Christ be in my arms. 

2. Then, while ye hear my heartstrings break, 

How sweet my minutes roll ; 
A mortal paleness on my cheek, 
And glory in my soul. 

377 



MAN A CHRISTIAN. 



528. C. M. Watts. 

The Loed is the Pobtion of mine inheeitance. — Ps. 16 : 5. 

1. My God, my Portion, and my Love, 

My everlasting All, 
I've none but Thee in heaven above, 
Or on this earthly ball. 

2. To Thee I owe my wealth, and friends, 

And health, and safe abode ; 
Thanks to Thy name for meaner things, 
But they are not my God. 

3. Were I possessor of the earth, 

And called the stars mine own, 
Without Thy graces and Thyself, 
I were a wretch undone. 

4. Let others stretch their arms like seas, 

And grasp in all the shore ; 
Grant me the visits of Thy face, 
And I desire no more. 



529. C. M. Xavier. 

We loye Him because He fibst loved us. — Uohn4: 19. 

1. Thou, O my Jesus, Thou didst me 

Upon the cross embrace ; 
For me didst bear the nails and spear, 
And manifold disgrace ; 

2. And griefs and torments numberless, 

And sweat of agony, 
Yea, death itself ; and all for one 
That was Thine enemy. 

378 



LOVE AND OBEDIENCE. 

3. Then, why, blessed Jesus Christ, 

Should I not love Thee well ? 
Not for the hope of winning heaven, 
Nor of escaping hell ; 

4. Not with the hope of gaining aught, 

Not seeking a reward ; 
But as Thyself hast loved me, 
O ever-loving Lord. 

5. E'en so I love Thee, and will love, 

And in Thy praise will sing, 
Solely because Thou art my God, 
And my eternal King. 



530. c. m. 

That he who loveth God love his brother also. — 1 John 4 : 21. 

1. Our God is love, and all His saints 

His image bear below ; 
The heart with love to God inspired, 
With love to man will glow. 

2. Our heavenly Father, Lord, art Thou, 

Thy favored children we ; 
O, may we love each other here, 
As we are loved by Thee. 

3. Heirs of the same immortal bliss, 

Our hopes and fears the same ; 
With bonds of grace our hearts unite, 
With mutual love inflame. 

4. So may the vain, contentious world 

See how true Christians love, 
And glorify our Saviour's grace, 
And seek that grace to prove. 
379 



MAN A CHRISTIAN. 



DOXOLOGY. 

Let God the Father, and the Son, 

And Spirit be adored, 
Where there are works to make Him known, 

Or saints to love the Lord. 



531. L. M. Merrick. 

Blessed is he that considereth the poor. — Ps. 41: 1. 

1. Blessed who with generous pity glows, 
Who learns to feel another's woes, 
Bows to the poor man's want his ear, 
And wipes the helpless orphan's tear : 
In every want, in every woe, 
Himself Thy pity, Lord, shall know. 

2. Thy love his life shall guard, Thy hand 
Give to his lot the chosen land ; 

Nor leave him, in the dreadful day, 
To unrelenting foes a prey. 
When languid with disease and pain, 
Thou, Lord, his spirit shalt sustain. 



532. C. M. Cutter. 

Who is my neighbor ? — Luke 10 : 29. 

1. Who is thy neighbor ? He whom thou 

Hast power to aid or bless ; 
Whose aching heart, or burning brow, 
Thy soothing hand may press. 

2. Thy neighbor ? 'Tis the fainting poor, 

Whose eye with want is dim ; 
0, enter thou his humble door 
With aid and peace for him. 

330 



LOVE AND OBEDIENCE. 



3. Thy neighbor ? Tis the heart bereft 

Of any treasured gem ; 
Widow or orphan helpless left ; 
Go thou, and shelter them. 

4. Thy neighbor ? 'Tis the weary slave, 

Fettered in mind and limb. 
Who hath no hope this side the grave ; 
Go thou, and ransom him. 

5. Where'er thou meet'st a human form 

Bowed down with grief and care, 
Whom love may soothe, and kindness warm, 
Thou'lt find a neighbor there. 



533. C. M. Watts. 

He hath given to the poor. — Ps. 112 : 9. 

1. Happy is he who fears the Lord, 

And follows His commands ; 
Who lends the poor without reward, 
Or gives with liberal hands. 

2. As pity dwells within his breast 

To all the sons of need, 
So God shall answer his request 
With blessings on his seed. 

3. No evil tidings shall surprise 

His well-established mind ; 
His soul to God, his Eefuge, flies, 
And leaves his fears behind. 

4. In times of general distress, 

Some beams of light shall shine, 
To show the world his righteousness, 
And give him peace divine. 
381 



MAN A CHRISTIAN. 



534. C. M. Barbauld. 

That ye love one another. — John 13 : 34. 

1. Blessed is the man whose softening heart 

Feels all another's pain ; 
To whom the supplicating eye 
Was never raised in vain ; 

2. Whose breast expands with generous warmth 

A stranger's woe to feel, 
And bleeds in pity o'er the wound 
He wants the power to heal. 

3. To gentle offices of love 

His feet are never slow ; 
He views through mercy's melting eye 
A brother in a foe. 

4. Peace from the bosom of his God, 

My peace, to him I give ; 
And when he kneels before the throne, 
His trembling soul shall live. 



535. C. M. Doddridge. 

When He saw him He had compassion on him. — Luke 10 : 33. 

1. Father of mercies, send Thy grace 

All powerful from above, 
To form in our obedient souls 
The image of Thy love ! 

2. O, may our sympathizing breasts 

That generous pleasure know, 
Kindly to share in others' joy, 
And weep for others' woe. 

382 



LOVE AND OBEDIENCE. 



3. When the most helpless sons of grief 
In low distress are laid, 
Soft be our hearts their pains to feel, 
And swift our hands to aid. 



536. L. M. Watts. 

Who shall dttell us Thy holt hill ? — Ps. 15 : 1. 

L Who shall ascend Thy heavenly place, 
Great God, and dwell before Thy face ? 
The man who minds religion now, 
And humbly walks with God below ; 

2. Whose hands are pure, whose heart is clean ; 
Whose hps still speak the thing they mean ; 
No slanders dwell upon his tongue ; 

He hates to do his neighbor wrong. 

3. He loves his enemies, and prays 
For those who curse him to his face ; 
And does to all men still the same 
That he would hope or wish from them. 

4. Yet when his holiest works are done, 
His soul depends on grace alone : 
This is the man Thy face shall see, 
And dwell forever, Lord, with Thee. 



537. C. M. Watts. 

I MADE HASTE, AND DELATED NOT TO KEEP THY COMMANDMENTS. 

Ps. 119 : 60. 

1. Thou art my Portion, my God ; 
Soon as I know Thy way. 
My heart makes haste to obey Thy word, 
And suffers no delay. 

383 



MAN A CHRISTIAN. 



. I choose the path of heavenly truth, 
And glory in my choice ; 
Not all the riches of the earth 
Could make me so rejoice. 

. The testimonies of Thy grace 
I set before my eyes ; 
Thence I derive my daily strength, 
And there my comfort lies. 

. If once I wander from Thy path, 
I think upon my ways, 
Then turn my feet to Thy commands, 
And trust Thy pardoning grace. 

. Now I am Thine, forever Thine ; 
O, save Thy servant, Lord ! 
Thou art my Shield, my Hiding-place ; 
My hope is in Thy word. 

538. C. M. Cowper. 

And Enoch walked with God. — Gen. 5: 24. 

1. O for a closer walk with God, 

A calm and heavenly frame ; 
A light to shine upon the road 
That leads me to the Lamb. 

2. Where is the blessedness I knew 

When first I saw the Lord ? 
Where is the soul-refreshing view 
Of Jesus and His word ? 

3. What peaceful hours I once enjoyed ! 

How sweet their memory still ! 
But they have left an aching void 
The world can never fill. 

384 



LOVE AND OBEDIENCE. 



4. Return, O holy Dove ; return, 

Sweet Messenger of rest ; 
I hate the sins that made Thee mourn, 
And drove Thee from my breast. . 

5. The dearest idol I have known, 

Whate'er that idol be, 
Help me to tear it from Thy throne, 
And worship only Thee. 

6. So shall my walk be close with God, 

Calm and serene my frame ; 
So purer light shall mark the road 
That leads me to the Lamb. 

539. c. m. 

In Thy light shall we see light. — Ps. 36 : 9. 

1. Walk in the light ! so shalt thou know 

That fellowship of love 
His Spirit only can bestow, 
Who reigns in light above. 

2. Walk in the light ! and thou shalt own 

Thy darkness passed away, 
Because that light hath on thee shone 
In which is perfect day. 

3. Walk in the light ! and e'en the tomb 

No fearful shade shall wear ; 
Glory shall chase away its gloom, 
For Christ hath conquered there. 

4. Walk in the light ! and thine shall be 

A path, though thorny, bright ; 
For God, by grace, shall dwell in thee, 
And God Himself is Light 

25 385 



MAN A CHRISTIAN. 



540- L. M. Watts. 

That they may adorn the doctrine. — Tit. 2 : 10. 

1. So let our lips and lives express 
The holy gospel me profess ; 

So let our works and virtues shine 
To prove the doctrine all divine. 

2. Thus shall we best proclaim abroad 
The honors of our Saviour God, 
When the salvation reigns within, 
And grace subdues the power of sin. 

3. Our flesh and sense must be denied, 
Passion and envy, lust and pride ; 
While justice, temperance, truth, and love, 
Our inward piety approve. 

4. Religion bears our spirits up, 
While we expect that blessed hope, 
The bright appearance of the Lord ; 
And faith stands leaning on His word. 

541. L. M. Watts. 

Rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. — Ps. 19:5. 

1. God of the morning, at whose voice 

The cheerful sun makes haste to rise, 
And like a giant doth rejoice 

To run his journey through the skies ! 

2. From the fair chambers of the east, 

The circuit of his race begins, 
And, without weariness or rest, 

Round the whole earth he flies, and shines. 

3. O, like the sun may I fulfil 

The appointed duties of the day; 
With ready mind, and active will, 

March on and keep my heavenly way. 

386 



LOVE AND OBEDIENCE. 



542. 



S. M. Montgomery. 



In THE MORNING SOW THY SEED, AND IN THE EVENING WITHHOLD NOT THINE 
hand. — Eccl. 11 : 6. 



1. Sow in the morn thy seed; 

At eve hold not thine hand ; 
To doubt and fear give thou no heed ; 

Broadcast it o'er the land ; 
Beside all waters sow, 

The highway furrows stock, 
Drop it where thorns and thistles grow, 

Scatter it on the rock. 



2. The good, the fruitful ground 

Expect not here nor there ; 
O'er hill and dale by plots 'tis found ; 

Go forth, then, every where ; 
And duly shall appear, 

In verdure, beauty, strength, 
The tender blade, the stalk, the ear, 

And the full corn at length. 

3. Thou canst not toil in vain ; 

Cold, heat, and moist, and dry, 
Shall foster and mature the grain, 

For garners in the sky ; 
Thence, when the glorious end, 

The day of God, is come, 
The angel reapers shall descend, 

And Heaven cry, " Harvest home ! " 



543. C. M. Watts. 

O THAT MY WAYS WERE DIRECTED TO KEEP THY STATUTES ! — PS. 119: 5. 



1. O that the Lord would guide my ways, 
To keep His statutes still ! 
O that my God would grant me grace 
To know and do His will ! 

387 



MAN A CHRISTIAN. 



2. 0, send Thy Spirit down to write 

Thy law upon my heart ; 
Nor let my tongue indulge deceit, 
Nor act the liar's part. 

3. From vanity turn off my eyes ; 

Let no corrupt design 
Nor covetous desires arise 
Within this soul of mine. 

4. Order my footsteps by Thy word, 

And make my heart sincere ; 
Let sin have no dominion, Lord, 
But keep my conscience clear. 

544. C. M. Cutter. 

TO EVERY MAN" ACCORDING TO HIS SEVERAL ABILITY. — Matt. 25 : 15. 

1. Hide not thy talent in the earth, 

However small it be ; 
Its faithful use, its utmost worth, 

God will require of thee. 
His own, which He hath lent on trust, 

He asks of thee again ; 
Little or much, the claim is just, 

And thine excuses vain. 

2. What if the little rain should plead, 

"So small a drop as I 
Can ne'er refresh yon thirsty mead ; 

I'll tarry in the sky " ! 
What if a shining beam of noon 

Should in its fountain stay, 
Because its feeble light alone 

Was not enough for day ? 
388 



SELF-EXAMINATION AND HUMILITY. 

3. Doth not each rain drop help to form 

The cool, refreshing shower ? 
And every ray of light to warm 

And beautify the flower ? 
Go, then, and strive to do thy part, 

Though humble it may be ; 
The ready hand, the willing heart, 

Are all Heaven asks of thee. 



MAX A CHRISTIAN. — SELF-EXAMINA- 
TION AND HUMILITY. 

545. C. M. MlDDLETOX. 

Examine toue selves. — 2 Cor. 13 : 5. 

1. As o'er the past my memory strays, 

Why heaves the secret sigh ? 
'Tis that I mourn departed days, 
Still unprepared to die. 

2. The world, and worldly things beloved, 

My anxious thoughts employed ; 
And time unhallowed, unimproved, 
Presents a fearful void. 

3. Yet, holy Father, wild despair 

Chase from my laboring breast ; 
Thy grace it is which prompts the prayer ; 
That grace can do the rest. 

4. My life's brief remnant all be Thine ; 

And when Thy sure decree 
Bids me this fleetino: breath resign, 
0, speed my soul to Thee. 
389 



MAN A CHRISTIAN. 



546. 



7s. 



Newton. 



Lovest thou Me? — John 21: 16. 



1. 'Tis a point I long to know ; 

Oft it causes anxious thought : 
Do I love the Lord, or no ? 

Am I His, or am I not ? 
Could my heart so hard remain, 

Prayer a task and burden prove, 
Every trifle give me pain, 

If I knew a Saviour's love ? 

2. When I turn my eyes within, 

All is dark, and vain, and wild ; 
Filled with unbelief and sin, 

Can I deem myself a child ? 
Yet I mourn my stubborn will, 

Find my sin a grief and thrall ; 
Should I grieve for what I feel, 

If I did not love at all ? 

3. Lord, decide the doubtful case, 

Thou who art Thy people's Sun ; 
Shine upon Thy work of grace, 

If it be indeed begun. 
Let me love Thee more and more, 

If I love at all, I pray ; 
If I have not loved before, 

Help me to begin to-day. 



Isaac went out to meditate ix the field at the eventide. — Gen. 24 : 63. 



1. Far from the world, O Lord, I flee, 
From strife and tumult far, 
From scenes where Satan wages still 
His most successful war. 
390 



547. 



C. M. 



COWPER. 



SELF-EXAMINATION AND HUMILITY. 



2. The calm retreat, the silent shade, 

With prayer and praise agree, 
And seem by Thy sweet bounty made 
For those who follow Thee. 

3. There, if Thy Spirit touch the soul, 

And grace her mean abode, 
O, with what peace, and joy, and love, 
She communes with her God ! 

4. There, like the nightingale, she pours 

Her solitary lays ; 
Nor asks a witness of her song, 
Nor thirsts for human praise. 

5. Author and Guardian of my life, 

Sweet Source of light divine, 
And all harmonious names in one, 
My Saviour, Thou art mine. 

548. L. M. Watts. 

If te live after the flesh, ye shall die. — Rom. 8: 13. 

1 . My God, permit me not to be 
A stranger to myself and Thee ; 
Amid a thousand thoughts I rove, 
Forgetful of my highest love. 

2. Why should my passions mix with earth, 
And thus debase my heavenly birth ? 
Why should I cleave to things below, 
And let my God, my Saviour, go ? 

3. Call me away from flesh and sense ; 

One sovereign word can draw me thence ; 
I would obey the voice divine, 
And all inferior joys resign. 

$M 



MAN A CHRISTIAN. 

4. Be earth with all her scenes withdrawn ; 
Let noise and vanity be gone ; 
In secret silence of the mind, 
My heaven, and there my God, I find. 

549. S. M. Watts. 

What man is he that feaketh the Lord ? — Ps. 25 : 12. 

1. Where shall the man be found 

Who fears to offend his God, 
Who loves the gospel's joyful sound, 
And trembles at the rod ? 

2. The Lord shall make him know 

The secrets of his heart; 
The wonders of His covenant show, 
And all His love impart. 

3. The dealings of His hand 

Are truth and mercy, still, 
With such as to His covenant stand, 
And love to do His will. 

550. L. M. Doddridge. 

Commune -with your ottn heart. — Ps. 4: 4. 

1. Return, my roving heart, return, 

And chase these shadowy forms no more ; 
Seek out some solitude to mourn, 
And Thy forsaken God implore. 

2. Wisdom and pleasure dwell at home ; 

Retired and silent, seek them there ; 
True conquest is ourselves to o'ercome, 

True strength, to break the tempter's snare. 

392 



SELF-EXAMINATION 



AND HUMILITY. 



8. And Thou, my God, whose piercing eye 
Distinct surveys each deep recess, 
In these abstracted hours draw nigh. 
And with Thy presence fill the place. 

4. Through all the mazes of my heart, 

My search let heavenly wisdom guide, 
And still its radiant beams impart, 
Till all be searched and purified. 

551. S. M. Keble. 

Though the Loed be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly. 

Ps. 138 : 6. 

1. Blessed are the pure in heart, 

For they shall see our God ; 
The secret of the Lord is theirs ; 
Their soul is Christ's abode. 

2. Still to the lowly soul 

He doth Himself impart, 
And for His cradle and His throne 
Chooseth the pure in heart. 

552. L. M. Watts. 

Examine me, O Loed, and peoye me. — Ps. 26: 2. 

1. Judge me, O Lord, and prove my ways, 

And try my reins, and try my heart ; 
My faith upon Thy promise stays, 
Nor from Thy law my feet depart. 

2. Among Thy saints will I appear, 

^Vith hands well washed in innocence ; 
But when I stand before Thy bar, 
The blood of Christ is my defence. 

393 



MAN A CHRISTIAN. 



3. I love Thy habitation, Lord ; 

The temple where Thine honors dwell ; 
There shall I hear Thy holy word, 
And there Thy works of wonder tell. 

4. Let not my soul be joined at last 

With men of treachery and blood, 
Since I my days on earth have passed 
Among the saints, and near my God. 

553. L. M. Enfield. 

Those that walk in pride He is able to abase. — Dan. 4:07. 

1. Wherefore should man, frail child of clay. 

Who from the cradle to the shroud, 
Lives but the insect of a day, 

O, why should mortal man be proud ? 

2. His brightest visions just appear. 

Then vanish, and no more are found ; 
The stateliest pile his pride can rear. 
A breath may level with the ground. 

3. By doubt perplexed, in error lost, 

With trembling step he seeks his way ; 
How vain of wisdom's gift the boast ! 
Of reason's lamp how faint the ray ! 

4. Follies and sins, a countless sum. 

Are crowded in life's little span ; 
How ill, alas ! does pride become 
That erring, guilty creature, man ! 

5. God of my life, Father divine, 

Give me a meek and lowly mind ; 
In modest worth. O, let me shine, 
And peace in humble virtue find. 
394 



SELF-EXAMINATION AND HUMILITY. 



554. 



7s. 



C. Wesley. 



Humbleness of mind. — Col. 3 : 12. 



1. When, my Saviour, shall I be 
Perfectly resigned to Thee ? 
Poor and vile in my own eyes, 
Only in Thy wisdom wise ? 

2. Only Thee content to know, 
Ignorant of all below ? 
Only guided by Thy light? 
Only mighty in Thy might ? 

3. Fully in my life express 
All the heights of holiness ; 
Sweetly let my spirit prove 
All the depths of humble love. 



Lord, my heaet is not haughty. — Ps. 131 : 1. 



1. Is there ambition in my heart ? 

Search, gracious God, and see ; 
Or do I act a haughty part ? 
Lord, I appeal to Thee. 

2. I charge my thoughts, be humble still, 

And all my carriage mild ; 
Content, my Father, with Thy will, 
And quiet as a child. 

3. The patient soul, the lowly mind, 

Shall have a large reward ; 
Let saints in sorrow lie resigned, 
And trust a faithful Lord. 

395 



555. 



C. M. 



Watts. 



MAN A CHRISTIAN. 



56. L. M. Lyte. 

I AM MEEK A>'D LO^TLT IS HEABT. — Matt. 11 : 29. 

1. "0, learn of Me," the Saviour cried ; 
u 0, learn of Me, ye sons of pride ; 
For I am lowlv. humble, meek : 

No haughty looks high thoughts bespeak." 

2. Yes, blest Immanuel. Thou wast mild, 
Patient, and gentle as a child ; 

And they who would Thy kingdom see 
Must meek and lowly be. like Thee. 



557. 8s & 7s. Pratt's Coll. 

MY SOUL 13 EVEK AS A \TBAXED CHILD. — Ps. 131 : 2. 

1. Let Thy grace, Lord, make me lowly, 

Humble all my swelling pride ; 
Fallen, guilty, and unholy, 

Greatness from my eyes I'll hide. 

2. Ill forbid my vain aspiring, 

Nor at earthly honors aim ; 
No ambitious heights desiring. 
Far above my humble claim. 

8. TTeaned from earth's vexatious pleasures, 
In Thy love I'll seek for mine ; 
Placed in heaven my nobler treasures, 
Earth I quietly resign. 

4. Israel, thus the world despising, 
On the Lord alone rely ; 
Then from Him thy joys arising, 
Like Himself shall never die. 



TRIALS AND TEMPTATIONS. 



558. 7s. 

Blessed aee the pooe ix spieit. — Matt. 5 : 3. 

1. Lord, if Thou Thy grace impart, 
Poor in spirit, meek in heart, 

I shall as my Master be, 
Rooted in humility ; 

2. Simple, teachable, and mild, 
Changed into a little child ; 
Pleased with all the Lord provides, 
Weaned from all the world besides. 

3. Father, fix my soul on Thee ; 
Every evil let me flee ; 
Nothing want, beneath, above, 
Happy in Thy precious love. 

4. O that all may seek and find 
Every good in Jesus joined ! 
Him let Israel still adore, 

Trust Him, praise Him evermore. 



MAN A CHRISTIAN. — TRIALS AND 
TEMPTATIONS. 

559. 7s. Newton. 

O THAT I TTEEE AS IS" MONTHS PAST. — Job 29 : 2. 

1. Once I thought my mountain strong, 
Firmly fixed, no more to move ; 
Then my Saviour was my song, 

Then my soul was filled with love : 
Those were happy, golden days, 
Sweetly spent in prayer and praise. 
397 



MAN A CHRISTIAN. 



2. Little, then, nxyself I knew, 

Little thought of Satan's power ; 
Now I feel my sins anew, 

Now I feel the stormy hour ; 
Sin has put my joys to flight, 
Sin has turned my day to night. 

3. Saviour, shine, and cheer my soul ; 

Bid my dying hopes revive ; 
Make my wounded spirit whole ; 

Far away the tempter drive ; 
Speak the word, and set me free ; 
Let me live alone to Thee. 



560. L. M. Watts. 

Hope thou is God. — Ps. 42 : 5. 

1. My spirit sinks within me, Lord ; 

But I will call Thy name to mind, 
And times of past distress record, 

When I have found my God was kind. 

2. Huge troubles, with tumultuous noise, 

Swell like a sea, and round me spread ; 
Thy waterspouts drown all my joys, 
And rising waves roll o'er my head. 

3. Yet will the Lord command His love, 

When I address His throne by day ; 
Nor in the night His grace remove ; 
The night shall hear me sing and pray. 

4. Thy light and truth shall guide me still ; 

Thy word shall my best thoughts employ, 
And lead me to Thine heavenly hill, 
My God, my most exceeding Joy. 
398 



TRIALS AND TEMPTATIONS. 



561. 7s. Copper. 

The teial of youb faith. — 1 Pet. 1 : 7. 

1. 'Tis my happiness below 

Not to live without the cross, 
But the Saviour's power to know, 
Sanctifying every loss. 

2. Trials must and will befall ; 

But with humble faith to see 
Love inscribed upon them all — 
This is happiness to me. 

3. Trials make the promise sweet ; 

Trials give new life to prayer ; 
Trials bring me to His feet, 

Lay me low, and keep me there. 



562. S. M. Tate & Brady. 

My soul doth "wait. — Pa. 130 : 5. 

1. From lowest depths of woe, 

To God I send my cry ; 
Lord, hear my supplicating voice, 
And graciously reply. 

2. My soul with patience waits 

For Thee, the living Lord ; 
My hopes are on Thy promise built, 
Thy never-failing word. 

3. My longing eyes look out 

For Thy enlivening ray, 
More duly than the morning watch 
To spy the dawning day. 
399 



MAN A CHRIST! AX. 



4. Let Israel trust in God ; 

No bounds His mercy knows ; 
The plenteous Source and Spring from whence 
Eternal succor flows. 



563. C. M. Watts. 

Unless Thy law had bee>- my delights. — Ps. 119 : 92. 

1. Consider all my sorrows, Lord, 

And Thy deliverance send ; 
My soul for Thy salvation faints ; 
When will my troubles end ? 

2. Yet have I found 'tis good for me 

To bear my Father's rod ; 
Afflictions make me learn Thy law, 
And live upon my God. 

3. Had not Thy word been my delight, 

When earthly joys were fled, 
My soul, oppressed with sorrow's weight, 
Had sunk among the dead. 

4. Before I knew Thy chastening rod, 

My feet were apt to stray ; 
But now I learn to keep Thy word, 
Nor wander from Thy way. 

• 

564. L. M. Newton. 

Happy is the man" whom God cokPvECTeth. — Job 5 : 17. 

1. I asked the Lord that I might grow 
In faith, and love, and every grace ; 
Might more of His salvation know, 
And seek more earnestly His face. 

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2. I hoped that in some favored hour 

At once He'd answer my request, 
And, by His love's constraining power, 
Subdue my sins and give me rest. 

3. Instead of this, He made me feel 

The hidden evils of my heart, 
And let the angry powers of hell 
Assault my soul in every part. 

4. Yea, more, with His own hand He seemed 

Intent to aggravate my woe, 
Crossed all the fair designs I schemed, 
Blasted my hopes, and laid me low. 

5. " Lord, why is this ? " I trembling cried ; 

" Wilt Thou pursue Thy worm to death ? " 
" 'Tis in this way," the Lord replied, 
" I answer prayer for grace and faith. 

6. " These inward trials I employ, 

From self and pride to set thee free, 
And break thy schemes of earthly joy, 
That thou mayst seek thy all in Me." 

565. C. M. Watts. 

Strait is the gate, ajtd xaeeow is the way, "which leadeth uxto life. 

Matt. 7 : 14. 

1. Our journey is a thorny maze ; 

But we march upward still, 
Forget these troubles of the ways, 
And reach at Zion's hill. 

2. See the kind angels at the gates 

Inviting us to come ; 
There Jesus, the Forerunner, waits 
To welcome travellers home. 
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MAN A CHRISTIAN. 



3. There, on a green and flowery mount, 

Our weary souls shall sit, 
And, with transporting joys, recount 
The labors of our feet. 

4. Eternal glory to the King 

Who brought us safely through : 
Our tongues shall never cease to sing, 
And endless praise renew. 



566. S. M. D WIGHT. 

My soul is full of troubles.— Ps. 88: 3. 

1. I saw, beyond the tomb, 

The awful Judge appear. 
Prepared to scan with strict account 
My blessings wasted here. 

2. His wrath, like flaming fire, 

Burned to the lowest hell ; 
And in that hopeless world of woe 
He bade my spirit dwell. 

3. My friends — now friends no more 

At infinite remove, 
Left me to gain their rich reward, 
And taste forgiving love. 

4. Then to the Lord I prayed, 

And raised a bitter cry : 
" Hear me, O God, and save my soul, 
Lest I forever die." 

5. He heard my humble cry, 

He saved my soul from death ; 
To Him I'll give my heart and hands, 
And consecrate my breath. 
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TRIALS AND TEMPTATIONS. 



567 



L. M. 



Watts. 



My soul doth wait, 



:.-Ps. 130:5. 



1. From deep distress and troubled thoughts 

To Thee, my God, I raised my cries ; 
If Thou severely mark our faults, 

]So flesh can stand before Thine eyes. 

2. But Thou hast built Thy throne of grace, 

Free to dispense Thy pardons there, 
That sinners may approach Thy face, 
And hope and love, as well as fear. 

3. As the benighted pilgrims wait, 

And long and wish for breaking day, 
So waits my soul before Thy gate : 
TMien will my God His face display ? 

4. My trust is fixed upon Thy word, 

Nor shall I trust Thy word in vain ; 
Let mourning souls address the Lord, 
And find relief froin all their pain. 



Let sot the ttatee-elood oyeeflotv me. — Ps. 69 : 15. 



1. God of my life, to Thee I call; 
Afflicted, at Thy feet I fail : 
"When the great water-floods prevail, 
Leave not my trembling heart to fail. 

2. Friend of the friendless and the faint, 
"Where should I lodge my deep complaint ? 
Where, but with Thee, whose open door 
Invites the helpless and the poor ? 



568. 



L. M. 



COWPER. 



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3. Did ever mourner plead with Thee, 
And Thou refuse that mourner's plea ? 
Does not the word still fixed remain, 
That none shall seek Thy face in vain ? 

4. Poor though I am, despised, forgot, 
Yet God, my God, forgets me not ; 
And he is safe, and must succeed, 

For whom the Lord vouchsafes to plead. 

569, L. M. Pratt's Coll. 

Teach me Thy way, O Lord. — Ps. 86 : 11. 

1. Thou great Instructor, lest I stray, 
O, teach my erring feet Thy way ; 
Thy truth, with ever-fresh delight, 
Shall guide my doubtful steps aright. 

2. How oft my heart's affections yield, 
And wander o'er the world's wide field ! 
My vagrant passions, Lord, reclaim ; 
Unite them all to fear Thy name. 

3. Then to my God my heart and tongue, 
With all their powers, shall raise the song : 
On earth Thy glories I'll declare, 

Till heaven the immortal notes shall hear. 



570. C. M. Watts. 

Vanity of yais t ities ; all is taxity. — Eccl. 1 : 2. 

1. How vain are all things here below ! 
How false, and yet how fair ! 
Each pleasure hath its poison too, 
And every sweet a snare. 

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2. The brightest things below the sky 

Give but a flattering light ; 
We should suspect some danger nigh, 
Where we possess delight. 

3. Our dearest joys, and nearest friends, 

The partners of our blood, 
How they divide our wavering minds, 
And leave but half for God ! 

4. The fondness of a creature's love, 

How strong it strikes the sense ! 
Thither the warm affections move, 
Nor can we call them thence. 

5. Dear Saviour, let Thy beauties be 

My soul's eternal food, 
And grace command my heart away 
From all created good. 

571. C. M. Watts. 

We gloet nsr tribulations also. — Rom, 5: 3. 

1. Whex I can read my title clear 

To mansions in the skies, 
I bid farewell to every fear, 
And wipe my weeping eyes. 

2. Should earth against my soul engage, 

And hellish darts be hurled, 
Then I can smile at Satan's rage, 
And face a frowning world. 

3. Let cares, like a wild deluge, come, 

And storms of sorrow fall ; 
May I but safely reach my home, 
My God, my heaven, my All ; 
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MAN A CHRISTIAN. 



4. There shall I bathe my weary soul 
In seas of heavenly rest, 
And not a wave of trouble roll 
Across my peaceful breast. 



572. lis. Grant. 

Paetakees of Cheist's suffeein-gs.— 1 Pet. 4: 13. 

1. Saviour, whose mercy, severe in its kindness, 

Has chastened my wanderings and guided my way, 
Adored be the power which illumined my blindness, 
And weaned me from phantoms that smiled to 
betray. 

2. The blossom blushed bright, but a worm was below ; 

The moonlight shone fair, there was blight in the 
beam ; 

Sweet whispered the breeze, but it whispered of 
woe ; 

And bitterness flowed in the soft flowing stream. 

3. So, cured of my folly, yet cured but in part, 

I turned to the refuge Thy pity displayed ; 
And still did this eager and credulous heart 

"Weave visions of promise that bloomed but to fade. 

4. I dreamed of celestial rewards and renown ; 

I grasped at the triumph which blesses the brave ; 
I asked for the palm branch, the robe, and the crown ; 
I asked, and Thou show'dst me a cross and a grave. 

5. Subdued and instructed, at length, to Thy will, 

My hopes and my longings I fain would resign : 
O, give me the heart that can wait and be still, 
Nor know of a wish or a pleasure but Thine. 

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TRIALS AND TEMPTATIONS. 



There are mansions exempted from sin and from woe, 
But they stand in a region by mortals untrod ; 

There are rivers of joy, but they roll not below ; 
There is rest, but it dwells in the presence of God. 

573. L. M. Torrey. 

And the Lord turned axd looked upon Peter. — Luke 22 : 61. 

1. When silent steal across my soul 

Remembrances of broken vows, 
And tears, almost beyond control, 
Flow, as my guilty spirit bows, — 

2. 'Tis then I've caught the Saviour's eye, 

Viewing with looks of injured love, 
A soul, for whom He deigned to die, 
Inconstant and ungrateful prove. 

3. O, had He not so kindly glanced, 

My weeping soul in anguish cries, 
I could have borne that searching look, 
But now I yield ; my spirit dies. 

4. No more on promises I'll rest, 

Nor resolutions vainly made, 
But leaning on my Saviour's breast, 
Implore His Spirit's gracious aid. 

574 S. M. BONAR. 

Ye were as sheep going astray. — 1 Pet. 2 : 25. 

1. I was a wandering sheep ; 
I did not love the fold ; 
I did not love my Shepherd's voice ; 
I would not be controlled ; 
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I was a wayward cliild ; 

I did not love my home ; 
I did not love my Father's voice ; 

I loved afar to roam. 

2. The Shepherd sought His sheep ; 

The Father sought His child ; 
They followed me o'er vale and hill, 

O'er deserts waste and wild ; 
They found me nigh to death, 

Famished, and faint, and lone ; 
They bound me with the bands of love ; 

They saved the wandering one. 

3. I was a wandering sheep ; 

I would not be controlled ; 
But now I love my Shepherd's voice ; 

I love, I love His fold. 
I was a wayward child ; 

I once preferred to roam ; 
But now I love my Father's voice, 

I love, I love His home. 



575 L. M. Doddridge. 

With rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him. — Ps. 126: 6. 

1. The darkened sky, how thick it lowers, 
Troubled with storms, and big with showers ! 
No cheerful gleam of light appears, 

But Nature pours forth all her tears. 

2. The seeds of ecstasy unknown 

Are in these watered furrows sown ; 

See the green blades, how thick they rise, 

And with fresh verdure bless our eyes ! 

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TRIALS AXD TEMPTATIONS. 



3. In secret foldings they contain 
Unnumbered ears of golden grain ; 
And heaven shall pour its beams around, 
Till the ripe harvest load the ground. 

4. Then shall the trembling mourner come, 
And bind his sheaves, and bear them home ; 
The voice long broke with sighs shall sing, 
Till heaven with hallelujahs ring. 

576. L. M. Watts. 

Thou hast proved mute heart. — Ps. 17: 3. 

1. Lord, I am Thine ; but Thou wilt prove 
My faith, my patience, and my love : 
When men of spite against me join, 
They are the sword — the hand is Thine. 

2. What sinners value I resign ; 

Lord, 'tis enough that Thou art mine : 
I shall behold Thy blissful face, 
And stand complete in righteousness. 

3. This life's a dream, an empty show ; 
But the bright world to which I go 
Hath joys substantial and sincere ; 
When shall I wake and find me there ? 

4. O glorious hour ! O blest abode ! 
I shall be near and like my God, 
And flesh and sin no more control 
The sacred pleasures of the soul. 

5. My flesh shall slumber hi the ground 
Till the last trumpet's joyful sound ; 
Then burst the chains with sweet surprise, 
And in my Saviour's iniaixe rise. 

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MAN A CHRISTIAN. 



577. C. M. Watts. 

He hath put a netv so> t g iw my mouth. — Ps. 40: 3. 

1. I waited patient for the Lord ; 

He bowed to hear my cry ; 
He saw me resting on His word, 
And brought salvation nigh. 

2. He raised me from a horrid pit, 

Where mourning long I lay, 
And from my bonds released my feet — 
Deep bonds of miry clay. 

3. Firm on a rock He made me stand, 

And taught my cheerful tongue 
To praise the wonders of His hand 
In a new, thankful song. 

4. I'll spread His works of grace abroad ; 

The saints with joy shall hear, 
And sinners learn to make my God 
Their only hope and fear. 



578. 8s & 7s. Rankin. 

The Lord shall give thee rest from thy sorrow. — Is. 14: 3. 

1. Laboring and heavy laden 

With my sins, O Lord, I roam ; 
While I know Thou hast invited 
All such wanderers to their home. 

2. Make my stubborn spirit willing 

To obey Thy gracious voice ; 
At the cross to leave its burden, 
And departing to rejoice. 
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TRIALS AND TEMPTATIONS. 



3. Thy sweet yoke I'd take upon me, 

And would learn, Lord, of Thee ; 
Thou art meek in heart, and lowly ; 
Teach me like Thyself to be. 

4. Rest my weary soul is seeking 

From its sins and all its woes ; 
In Thy bosom I would place me, 
There to find a blest repose. 

5. Laboring and heavy laden, 

Lord, no longer will I roam 
Here I fix my habitation 

In Thy sheltering love at home. 

579. c. m. 

Before I ttas afflicted, I vtest astray. — Ps. 119: 

1. In trouble and in grief, O God, 

Thy smile hath cheered my way, 
And joy hath budded from each thorn 
That round my footsteps lay. 

2. The hours of pain have yielded good 

Which prosperous days refused ; 
As herbs, though scentless when entire 
Spread fragrance when they're bruis 

3. The oak strikes deeper as its boughs 

By furious blasts are driven ; 
So life's tempestuous storms the more 
Have fixed my heart in heaven. 

4. All-gracious Lord, whate'er my lot 

In other times may be, 
I'll welcome still the heaviest grief 
That brings me near to Thee. 
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MAN A CHRISTIAN. 



580. S. M. Watts. 

Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven.— Ps. 32 :1. 

1. O, blessed souls are they 

Whose sins are covered o'er ; 
Divinely blessed, to whom the Lord 
Imputes their guilt no more. 

2. They mourn their follies past, 

And keep their hearts with care ; 
Their lips and lives, without deceit, 
Shall prove their faith sincere. 

3. While I concealed my guilt, 

I felt the festering wound, 
Till I confessed my sins to Thee, 
And ready pardon found. 

4. Let sinners learn to pray, 

Let saints keep near the throne ; 
Our help, in times of deep distress, 
Is found in God alone. 



581 • S. M. Watts. 

Mine eyes ake ever toward the Lord. — Ps. 25: 15. 

1. Mine eyes and my desire 

Are ever to the Lord ; 
I love to plead His promises, 
And rest upon His word. 

2. Turn, turn Thee to my soul ; 

Bring Thy salvation near ; 
When will Thy hand release my feet 
Out of the deadly snare ? 
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TRIALS AND TEMPTATIONS. 

3. When shall the sovereign grace 

Of my forgiving God 
Restore me from those dangerous ways, 
My wandering feet have trod ? 

4. O, keep my soul from death, 

Nor put my hope to shame ; 
For I have placed my only trust 
In my Redeemer's name. 

DOXOLOGY. 

The triune God shall be 

Our song while life is given, 
And the unceasing praise shall run 

Through all the days of heaven. 

582. L. M. Gregg. 

Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of Me and of My words, etc. 

Mark 8 : 38. 

1. Jesus, and shall it ever be — 

A mortal man ashamed of Thee ? 
Ashamed of Thee, whom angels praise, 
Whose glories shine through endless days ? 

2. Ashamed of Jesus ! just as soon 
Let midnight be ashamed of noon ; 
'Tis midnight with my soul, till He, 
Bright Morning Star, bid darkness flee. 

3. Ashamed of Jesus ! that dear Friend 
On whom my hopes of heaven depend ! 
No ; when I blush, be this my shame, 
That I no more revere His name. 

4. Ashamed of Jesus ! yes, I may 
When I've no guilt to wash away, 
No tear to wipe, no good to crave, 
No fears to quell, no soul to save. 

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5. Till then — nor is my boasting vain — 
Till then I boast a Saviour slain ! 
And 0, may this my glory be, 
That Christ is not ashamed of me. 

583. 7s. Montgomery. 

Make haste, O God, to deliver me. — Ps. 70 : L 

1. Hasten, Lord, to my release, 

Haste to help me, O my God ! 
Foes, like armed bands, increase ; 
Turn them back the way they trod. 

2. Dark temptations round me press ; 

Evil thoughts my soul assail ; 
Doubts and fears, in my distress, 
Rise till flesh and spirit fail. 

3. Those that seek Thee shall rejoice ; 

I am bowed with misery ; 
Yet I make Thy law my choice ; 
Turn, my God, and look on me. 

4. Thou mine only Helper art, 

My Redeemer from the grave ; 
Strength of my desiring heart, 
Do not tarry — haste to save. 

584. S. M. Watts. 

I WILL TRUST m THE COVERT OF THY WINGS. — Ps. 61 : 4. 

1. When, overwhelmed with grief, 
My heart within me dies, 
Helpless, and far from all relief, 
To heaven I lift mine eyes. 
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TRIALS AND TEMPTATIONS. 



2. 0, lead rue to the Rock 

That's high above my head, 
And make the covert of Thy wings, 
My shelter and my shade. 

3. Within Thy presence, Lord, 

Forever I'll abide ; 
Thou art the Tower of my defence, 
The Refuge where I hide. 

4. Thou givest me the lot 

Of those that fear Thy name ; 
If endless life be their reward, 
I shall possess the same. 

585. C. M. TTatts. 

NO MAX CAEED FOB MY SOUL. — Ps. 142: 4. 

1. To God I made my sorrows known ; 

From God I sought relief ; 
In long complaints, before Flis throne, 
I poured out all my grief. 

2. On every side I cast mine eye, 

And found my helpers gone ; 
While friends and strangers passed me by, 
Neglected or unknown. 

3. Then did I raise a louder cry, 

And called Thy mercy near ; 
" Thou art my Portion when I die, 
Be Thou my Refuge here." 

4. Lord, I am brought exceeding low ; 

Now let Thine ear attend, 
And make my foes, who vex me, know 
I've an almighty Friend. 

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MAN A CHRISTIAN. 



586. 7s. C. Elizabeth. 

In the world ye shall have tribulation. —John 16 : 33. 

1. Tribulation, pain, and woe 
Are the Christian's lot below ; 
Glory, triumph, peace, and love 
Are the Christian's crown above. 

2. Shall we sport a little while 
In the world's deceitful smile, 
Careless how we waste our breath, 
Thoughtless of eternal death ? 

3. No ! if Christian souls we be, 
Saviour, we must live to Thee ; 
Trusting in Thy mighty name, 
We can welcome grief and shame. 

4. Jesus, Lord, to Thee we come ; 

Short, though rough, the journey home ; 
Let Thy grace but now be given, 
Glory will be ours in heaven. 

587. L. M. Watts. 

I will call upox the Lord, who is worthy to be praised. — Ps. 18 : 3. 

1. Thee will I love, O Lord, my Strength, 

My Rock, my Tower, my high Defence ; 
Thy mighty arm shall be my trust, 
For I have found salvation thence. 

2. Death, and the terrors of the grave, 

Stood round me with their dismal shade, 
While floods of high temptations rose, 
And made my sinking soul afraid. 
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TRIALS AND TEMPTATIONS. 



3. I saw the opening gates of hell, 

With endless pains and sorrows there, 
Which none, but they that feel, can tell, 
While I was hurried to despair. 

4. In my distress I called my God, 

When I could scarce believe Him mine ; 
He bowed His ear to my complaint ; 
Then did His grace appear divine. 

588, C. M. Watts. 

FOESAKE ME NOT, O LOBD. — Ps. 38 : 21. 

1. Amid Thy wrath remember love, 

Restore Thy servant, Lord ; 
Nor let a Father's chastening prove 
Like an avenger's sword. 

2. My sins a heavy load appear, 

And o'er my head are gone ; 
Too heavy they for me to bear, 
Too hard for me to atone. 

3. My thoughts are like a troubled sea, 

My head still bending down ; 
And I go mourning all the day, 
Beneath my Father's frown. 

4. All my desire to Thee is known ; 

Thine eye counts every tear ; 
And every sigh, and every groan, 
Is noticed by Thine ear. 

5. My God, forgive my follies past, 

And be forever nigh ; 
O Lord of my salvation, haste 
Before Thy servant die. 
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589. C. M. Barlow. 

Judge me, O God, and plead my cause. — Ps. 43 : 1. 

1. Judge me, O God, and plead my cause 

Against a sinful race ; 
From vile oppression and deceit 
Secure me by Thy grace. 

2. On Thee my steadfast hope depends ; 

And am I left to mourn ? 
To sink in sorrows, and in vain 
Implore Thy kind return ? 

3. O, send Thy light to guide my feet, 

And bid Thy truth appear ; 
Conduct me to Thy holy hill, 
To taste Thy mercies there. 

4. Then to Thine altar, O my God, 

My joyful feet shall rise, 
And my triumphant songs shall praise 
The God who rules the skies. 



590e L. M. Kelly. 

Fok here we have no continuing city. — Heb. 13 : 14. 

1. "We've no abiding city here;" 

This may distress the worldling's mind, 
But should not cost the saint a tear, 
Who hopes a better rest to find. 

2. " We've no abiding city here ; " 

We seek a city out of sight ; 
Zion its name ; the Lord is there ; 
It shines with everlasting light. 
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TRIALS AXD TEMPTATIONS. 



3. O, sweet abode of peaee and love, 

Where pilgrims freed from toil are blessed ! 
Had I the pinions of the dove, 
I'd flee to thee, and be at rest. 

4. But hush, my soul, nor dare repine ; 

The time my God appoints is best ; 
While here, to do His will be mine ; 
And His to fix my time of rest. 

591, L. M. Watts. 

Ho ay loxg wilt Tnou forget me, O Lokd ? — Ps. 13 : 1. 

1. How long, O Lord, shall I complain, 
Like one who seeks his God in vain ? 
Canst Thou Thy face forever hide, 
And I still pray and be denied ? 

2. Shall I forever be forgot, 

As one whom Thou regardest not ? 
Still shall my soul Thine absence mourn, 
And still despair of Thy return ? 

3. Hear, Lord, and grant me quick relief, 
Before my death conclude my grief ; 
If Thou withhold Thy heavenly light, 
I sleep in everlasting night. 

4. Whate'er my fears or foes suggest, 
Thou art my Hope, my Joy, my Rest ; 
My heart shall feel Thy love, and raise 
My cheerful voice to songs of praise. 

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592. 



MAN A CHRISTIAN. 

L. M. 



At evening time it shall be light. — Zech. 14 : 7. 

1. At evening time let there be light ; 

Life's little day draws near its close ; 
Around me fall the shades of night, 

The night of death, the grave's repose ; 

To crown my joys, to end my woes, 
At evening time let there be light. 

2. At evening time, let there be light ; 

Stormy and dark hath been my day ; 
Yet rose the morn divinely bright ; 

Dews, birds, and blossoms cheered the way ; 

O, for one sweet, one parting ray ! 
At evening time let there be light. 

3. At evening time there shall be light, 

For God hath spoken ; it must be ; 
Fear, doubt, and anguish take their flight ; 

His glory now is risen on me ; 

Mine eyes shall His salvation see ; 
'Tis evening time, and there is light. 



593. C. M. Baxter. 

Casting all your care upon Him. —1 Pet. 5 : 7. 

1. Christ leads me through no darker rooms 

Than He went through before ; 
He that into God's kingdom comes 
Must enter by this door. 

2. Come, Lord, when grace hath made me meet 

Thy blessed face to see ; 
For if Thy work on earth be sweet, 
What must Thy glory be ? 

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3. Then I shall end my sad complaints, 

And weary, sinful days, 
And join with those triumphant saints 
That sing Jehovah's praise. 

4. My knowledge of that life is small ; 

The eye of faith is dim ; 
But 'tis enough that Christ knows all, 
And I shall be with Him. 

594. C. M. Watts. 

In the day of my teouble I sought the Loed. — Ps. 77 : 2. 

1. To God I cried, with mournful voice ; 

I sought His gracious ear 
In the sad day when troubles rose, 
And filled the night with fear. 

2. I called Thy mercies to my mind, 

Which I enjoyed before ; 
And will the Lord no more be kind ? 
His face appear no more ? 

3. I'll think again of all Thy ways, 

And talk Thy wonders o'er — 
Thy wonders of recovering grace, 
When flesh could hope no more. 

595. L. M. Bo WRING. 

The eighteous shall be rsr eveelastik-g eemembeakce.- Ps. 112 : 6. 

1. Earth's transitory things decay ; 
Its pomps, its pleasures, pass away ; 
But the sweet memory of the good 
Survives in the vicissitude. 

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MAN A CHRISTIAN. 



2. As, 'mid the ever-rolling sea, 
The eternal isles established be, 
'Gainst which the surges of the main 
Fret, dash, and break themselves in vain ; 

3. As, in the heavens, the urns divine 
Of golden light forever shine ; 

Though clouds may darken, storms may rage, 
They still shine on from age to age ; 

4. So, through the ocean tide of years, 
The memory of the just appears ; 

So, through the tempest and the gloom, 
The good man's virtues light the tomb. 

596. L. M. Kelly. 

I REMEMBER TUBE, THE KINDNESS OF THY YOUTH, THE LOVE OF THINE 
espousals. — Jer. 2:2. 

1. O, where is now that glowing love 

That marked our union with the Lord ? 
Our hearts were fixed on things above, 
Nor could the world a joy afford. 

2. Where is the zeal that led us then 

To make our Saviour's glory known ? 
That freed us from the fear of men, 
And kept our eye on Him alone ? 

3. Where are the happy seasons spent 

In fellowship with Him we loved ? 
The sacred joy, the sweet content, 

The blessedness that then we proved ? 

4. Behold, again we turn to Thee ; 

O, cast us not away, though vile 
No peace we have, no joy we see, 
O Lord our God, but in Thy smile. 

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TRIALS AND TEMPTATIONS. 

597. C. M. Newton. 

This is not your best. — Micah.2 : 10. 

1. We seek a rest beyond the skies, 

In everlasting day ; 
Through floods and flames the passage lies, 
But Jesus guards the way. 

2. The swelling flood and raging flame 

Hear and obey His word ; 
Then let us triumph hi His name ; 
Our Saviour is the Lord. 



598. L. M. Steele. 

David encouraged himself nsr the Lord his God. — 1 Sam. 30 : 6. 

1. Why sinks my weak, desponding mind ? 

Why heaves my heart the anxious sigh ? 
Can sovereign Goodness be unkind? 
Am I not safe if God is nigh ? 

2. He holds all nature in His hand ; 

That gracious hand on which I live, 
Does life, and time, and death command, 
And has immortal joys to give. 

3. Forgive my doubts, O gracious Lord, 

And ease the sorrows of my breast ; 
Speak to my heart the healing word, 
That Thou art mine, and I am blessed. 
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MAN A CHRISTIAN. — TRUST 
AND SUBMISSION. 

599. C. M. Edmeston. 

Though He slay me, yet will I teust in Him. — Job 13 : 15. 

1. O Thou whose mercy guides my way, 

Though now it seem severe, 
Forbid my unbelief to say, 
There is no mercy here. 

2. O, may I, Lord, desire the pain 

That comes in kindness down, 
Far more than sweetest earthly gain 
Succeeded by a frown. 

3. Then, though Thou bend my spirit low, 

Love only shall I see ; 
The gracious hand that strikes the blow 
Was wounded once for me. 



600. L. M. Watts. 

It is good foe me that I hate been afflicted. — Ps. U9 : 71. 

1. Father, I bless Thy gentle hand; 

How kind was Thy chastising rod, 
That forced my conscience to a stand, 
And brought my wandering soul to God ! 

2. Foolish and vain, I went astray, 

Ere I had felt Thy scourges, Lord ; 
I left my Guide, and lost my way ; 
But now I love and keep Thy word. 
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3. 'Tis good for me to wear the yoke, 

For pride is apt to rise and swell ; 
'Tis good to bear my Father's stroke, 
That I might learn His statutes well. 

4. Thy hands have made my mortal frame, 

Thy Spirit formed my soul within ; 
Teach me to know Thy wondrous name, 
And guard me safe from death and sin. 

601. lis & 10s. Moore. 

I am the Lord that healeth thee. — Ex. 15 : 26. 

1. Come, ye disconsolate, where'er ye languish ; 

Come, at the shrine of God fervently kneel ; 
Here bring your wounded hearts, here tell your 
anguish ; 

Earth hath no sorrow that heaven cannot heal. 

2. Joy of the desolate, Light of the straying, 

Hope, when all others die, fadeless and pure, 
Here speaks the Comforter, in God's name saying. 
Earth hath no sorrow that heaven cannot cure. 

602. C. M. Greene. 

It is the Loed ; let Him do what seemeth Him good. — 1 Sam. 3 : 18. 

1. It is the Lord, enthroned in light, 

Whose claims are all divine, 
Who has an undisputed right 
To govern me and mine. 

2. It is the Lord, who gives me all 

My wealth, my friends, my ease, 
And of His bounties may recall 
Whatever part He please. 



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3. It is the Lord, who can sustain 

Beneath the heaviest load, 
From whom assistance I obtain 
To tread the thorny road. 

4. It is the Lord, my covenant God, — 

Thrice blessed be His name, — 
Whose gracious promise, sealed with blood, 
Must ever be the same. 



603. C. H. M. CONDER. 

Rejoicing in hope ; patient or tbibulation.— Rom. 12 : 12. 

1. When I can trust my all with God, 

In trial's fearful hour, 
Bow, all resigned, beneath His rod, 

And bless His sparing power, 
A joy springs up amid distress, 
A fountain in the wilderness. 

2. O, to be brought to Jesus' feet, 

Though sorrows fix me there, 
Is still a privilege ; and sweet 

The energies of prayer, 
Though sighs and tears its language be, 
If Christ be nigh, and smile on me. 

3. Then blessed be the hand that gave, 

Still blessed when it takes ; 
Blessed be He who smites to save, 

Who heals the heart He breaks ; 
Perfect and true are all His ways. 
Whom heaven adores, and death obeys. 
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TRUST AND SUBMISSION. 



604. 7s. Lyte. 

O Lord, rebuke me not in Thine anger. — Ps. 6: L 

1. Gently, gently lay Thy rod 
On my sinful head, O God ! 
Stay Thy wrath, in mercy stay, 
Lest I sink before its sway. 

2. Heal me, for my flesh is weak ; 
Heal me, for Thy grace I seek; 
This my only plea I make ; 
Heal me for Thy mercy's sake. 

3. Who within the silent grave 
Shall proclaim Thy power to save? 
Lord, my sinking soul reprieve ; 
Speak, and I shall rise and live. 

4. Lo, He comes ! He heeds my plea ! 
Lo, He comes ! the shadows flee ! 
Glory round me dawns once more ; 
Eise, my spirit, and adore. 

605. C. M. Doddridge. 

Be still, and know that I am God. — Ps. 46 : 10. 

1. Peace ! 'tis the Lord Jehovah's hand 

That blasts our joys in death, 
Changes the visage once so dear, 
And gathers back the breath. 

2. 'Tis He whose justice might demand 

Our souls a sacrifice, 
Yet scatters, with unwearied hand, 
A thousand rich supplies. 

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3. Our covenant God and Father He 

In Christ, our bleeding Lord, 
Whose grace can heal the bursting heart 
With one reviving word. 

4. Silent, I own Jehovah's name ; 

I kiss Thy scourging hand. 
And yield my comforts and my life 
To Thy supreme command. 

606. S. M. Toplady. 

My gbace is sufficient fob thee.— 2 Cor. 12 : 9. 

1. Your harps, ye trembling saints, 

Down from the willows take ; 
Loud to the praise of love divine 
Bid every string awake. 

2. Though in a foreign land. 

We are not far from home ; 
And nearer to our house above 
We every moment come. 

3. His grace will to the end 

Stronger and brighter shine ; 
Nor present things, nor things to come. 
Shall quench the spark divine. 

4. When we in darkness walk, 

Xor feel the heavenly flame. 
Then is the time to trust our God, 
And rest upon His name. 

5. Soon shall our doubts and fears 

Subside at His control : 
His loving kindness shall break through 
The midnight of the soul. 

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TRUST AND SUBMISSION. 



6. Blest is the man, O God, 

That stays himself on Thee ; 
Who waits for Thy salvation, Lord, 
Shall Thy salvation see. 

607. 7s. Ryland. 

My times aee in Thy haxd. — Ps. 31 : 15. 

1. Sovereign Ruler of the skies, 
Ever gracious, ever wise, 

All my times are in Thy hand, 
All events at Thy command. 

2. Times of sickness, times of health ; 
Times of penury and wealth ; 
Times of trial and of grief ; 
Times of triumph and relief ; 

3. Times the tempter's power to prove ; 
Times to taste a Saviour's love ; 
All must come, and last, and end, 
As shall please my heavenly Friend. 

4. O Thou Gracious, Wise, and Just, 
In Thy hands my life I trust ; 
Have I somewhat dearer still ? 

I resign it to Thy will. 

608. C. M. Toplady. 

This is my comfort in my affliction". — Ps. U9 : 50. 

1. When languor and disease invade 
This trembling house of clay, 
'Tis sweet to look beyond our cage, 
And long to fly away : 
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2. Sweet to look inward, and attend 

The whispers of His love ; 
Sweet to look upward, to the place 
Where Jesus pleads above : 

3. Sweet on His righteousness to stand, 

Which saves from second death ; 
Sweet to experience, day by day, 
His Spirit's quickening breath. 

4. If such the sweetness of the stream, 

What must the fountain be, 
Where saints and angels draw their bliss 
Immediately from Thee ? 

609. l. m. 

He hath done all things -well. — Mark 7 : 37. 

1. Time's gilded tints, hope's golden gleam, 

Fade from my sight, though once so fair ; 
And youth's fond, false, deceitful dream 
Dissolves away in empty air. 

2. Each plan of life forever broke, 

Each comfort sinking to the grave, 
I bow beneath the eternal stroke, 
Deprived of all by Him who gave. 

3. Yet it is God ! Be still, my soul ; 

That God who sees the sparrow fall, 
Whose kindness watches to console, 
That gracious God has ordered all. 

4. He takes my health and strength away, 

Yet guides my life with perfect skill ; 
Then let me own His righteous sway, 
And bow submissive to His will. 
430 



TRUST AND SUBMISSION. 



610. L. M. Barlow. 

Ik Thee, O Lokd, do I hope. — Ps. 38 : 15. 

1. To Thee, O Lord, I raise my cries ; 

My fervent prayer in mercy hear ; 
For ruin waits my trembling soul, 
If Thou refuse a gracious ear. 

2. When, suppliant, toward Thy holy hill 

I lift my mournful hands to pray, 
Afford Thy grace, nor drive me still 
With impious hypocrites away. 

3. To sons of falsehood, that despise 

The works and wonders of Thy reign, 
Thy vengeance gives the due reward, 
And sinks their souls to endless pain. 

4. But ever blessed be the Lord, 

Whose mercy hears my mournful voice ; 
My heart, that trusted in His word, 
In His salvation shall rejoice. 



611. C. M. Steele. 

My presence shall go with thee. — Ex. 83 : 14. 

1. Father, whate'er of earthly bliss 

Thy sovereign will denies, 
Accepted at Thy throne of grace, 
Let this petition rise : 

2. " Give me a calm, a thankful heart, 

From every murmur free ; 
The blessings of Thy grace impart, 
And make me live to Thee. 

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3. " Let the sweet hope that Thou art mine 
My life and death attend, 
Thy presence through my journey shine, 
And crown my journey's end." 



612. 8s & 4. Bo WRING. 

Thy tfill be done. — Matt. 6 : 10. 

1. " Thy will be done ! 99 In devious way 

The hurrying stream of life may run ; 
Yet still our grateful hearts shall say, 
" Thy will be done." 

2. " Thy will be done ! " If o'er us shine 

A gladdening and a prosperous sun, 
This prayer will make it more divine : 
" Thy will be done." 

3. " Thy will be done ! " Though shrouded o'er 

Our path with gloom, one comfort, one 
Is ours : to breathe, while we adore, 
" Thy will be done." 



613. 10s & lis. Newton. 

Jehovah Jikeh. — Gen. 22 : 14. 

1. Though troubles assail, and dangers affright, 
Though friends should all fail, and foes all unite, 
Yet one thing secures us, whatever betide : 

The Scripture assures us the Lord will provide. 

2. His call we obey, like Abraham of old, 

Not knowing our way ; but faith makes us bold ; 
For, though we are strangers, we have a good Guide, 
And trust, in all dangers, the Lord will provide. 

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TRUST AND SUBMISSION. 



3. No strength of our own, or goodness, we claim ; 
Yet since we have known the Saviour's great name, 
In this our strong Tower for safety we hide ; 
The Lord is our Power ; the Lord will provide. 

614. CM. Noel. 

Weeping may endure foe a night ; but joy cometh in the morning. 

Ps. 30 : 5. 

1. When musing sorrow weeps the past, 

And mourns the present pain, 
'Tis sweet to think of peace at last, 
And feel that death is gain. 

2. 'Tis not that murmuring thoughts arise, 

And dread a Father's will ; 
'Tis not that meek submission flies, 
And would not suffer still. 

3. It is that heaven-born faith surveys 

The path that leads to light, 
And longs her eagle plumes to raise, 
And lose herself in sight. 

4. O, let me wing my hallowed flight 

From earth-born woe and care, 
And soar above these clouds of night, 
My Saviour's bliss to share. 



615. L. M. Watts. 

I cried unto Thee, and Thou hast healed me. — Ps. 30 :2. 

1. I will extol Thee, Lord, on high; 
At Thy command diseases fly ; 
Who but a God can speak and save 
From the dark borders of the grave ? 
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MAN A CHRISTIAN. 



2. His anger but a moment stays ; 
His love is life and length of days ; 
Though grief and tears the night employ, 
The morning Star restores the joy. 

616, 7s. Nevjn. 

God is my Salvation; I will trust. — Is. 12 : 2. 

1. Happy, Saviour, would I be, 
If I could but trust in Thee ; 
Trust Thy wisdom me to guide ; 
Trust Thy goodness to provide ; 
Trust Thy saving love and power ; 
Trust Thee every day and hour : 

2. Trust Thee as the only light 
In the darkest hour of night ; 
Trust in sickness, trust in health ; 
Trust in poverty and wealth ; 
Trust in joy and trust in grief ; 
Trust Thy promise for relief : 

3. Trust Thy blood to cleanse my soul ; 
Trust Thy grace to make me whole ; 
Trust Thee living, dying, too ; 
Trust Thee all my journey through ; 
Trust Thee till my feet shall be 
Planted on the crystal sea. 

617. 7s & 6s. Reed. 

In His fator is life. — Ps. 30 :5. 

1. O Thou, my God, my Saviour, 
In Thy celestial favor 

Is my supreme delight ; 
The more my woes oppress me, 
The more do Thou possess me 
With Thy heavenly might. 
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2. Whene'er my heart is broken, 
Before my grief is spoken, 

God pities my complaint ; 
And when He might reject me, 
He kindly does protect me, 

Lest all my courage faint. 

3. By night Thine arm attends me, 
And graciously defends me, 

And soft is my repose ; 
The eyes that watch my keeping. 
Are never, never sleeping ; 

I cannot fear my foes. 

4. By day His hand shall lead me, 
And heavenly manna feed me, 

Through all my desert way ; 
His beam my path enlightens, 
And more and more it brightens 

Into eternal day. 



MAN A CHRISTIAN. — PRAYER AND 
DEVOUT ASPIRATION. 

618. CM. Montgomery. 

LORD, TEACH US TO PEAT. — Luke 11 : 1. 

1. Prayer is the soul's sincere desire, 

Uttered or unexpressed, 
The motion of a hidden fire 
That trembles in the breast. 

2. Prayer is the burden of a sigh, 

The falling of a tear, 
The upward glancing of an eye, 
When none but God is near. 

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MAN A CHRISTIAN. 



3. Prayer is the simplest form of speech 

That infant lips can try ; 
Prayer the sublimest strains that reach 
The Majesty on high. 

4. Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice, 

Returning from his ways ; 
While angels in their songs rejoice, 
And cry, " Behold, he prays." 

5. Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, 

The Christian's native air, 
His watchword at the gates of death ; 
He enters heaven with prayer. 

6. O Thou by whom we come to God, 

The Life, the Truth, the Way, 
The path of prayer Thyself hast trod ; 
Lord, teach us how to pray. 



619. 7s. Newton. 

LET MB SPEAK, AND ANSWER THOU ME. — Job 13 : 22. 

1. Come, my soul, thy suit prepare ; 
Jesus loves to answer prayer ; 
He Himself invites thee near, 
Bids thee ask Him, waits to hear. 

2. With my burden I begin : 
Lord, remove this load of sin ; 
Let Thy blood, for sinners spilt, 
Set my conscience free from guilt. 

3. Lord, I come to Thee for rest ; 
Take possession of my breast ; 
There Thy blood-bought right maintain 
And without a rival reign. 

436 



PRAYER AND DEVOUT ASPIRATION. 



620, C. M. Watts. 

Pray to thy Father, which is in secret. — Matt. 6 : 6. 

1. O that I knew the secret place 

Where I might find my God ! 
I'd spread my wants before His face, 
And pour my woes abroad. 

2. I'd tell Him how my sins arise ; 

What sorrows I sustain ; 
How grace decays, and comfort dies, 
And leaves my heart in pain. 

3. Arise, my soul, from deep distress, 

And banish every fear ; 
He calls thee to His throne of grace, 
To spread thy sorrows there. 

621. 7s. 

Not far from every one of us. — Acts 17 : 27. 

1. They who seek the throne of grace 
Find that throne in every place ; 
If we live a life of prayer, 

God is present every where. 

2. In our sickness or our health, 
In our want or in our wealth, 
If we look to God in prayer, 
God is present every where. 

3. When our earthly comforts fail, 
When the foes of life prevail, 
'Tis the time for earnest prayer ; 
God is present every where. 

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MAN A CHRISTIAN. 

4. Then, my soul, in every strait 
To thy Father come and wait ; 
He will answer every prayer ; 
God is present every where. 



622. L. M. Stowell. 

I WILL COMMUNE WITH TlIEE FROM ABOVE THE MERCY SEAT. — Ex. 25 : 22. 

1. From every stormy wind that blows, 
From every swelling tide of woes, 
There is a calm, a sure retreat ; 

'Tis found before the mercy seat. 

2. There is a place where Jesus sheds 
The oil of gladness on our heads — 
A place than all besides more sweet ; 
It is the blood-bought mercy seat. 

3. There is a scene where spirits blend, 
Where friend holds fellowship with friend ; 
Though sundered far, by faith they meet 
Around one common mercy seat. 

4. There, there, on eagle wing we soar, 
And sin and sense seem all no more ; 
And heaven comes down our souls to greet, 
And glory crowns the mercy seat. 

5. O, let my hand forget her skill, 
My tongue be silent, cold, and still, 
This bounding heart forget to beat, 
If I forget the mercy seat. 



PRATER AND DEVOUT ASPIRATION. 



623. L. M. Cowper. 

I "WILL THEREFORE THAT MEN PRAY EVERY "WHERE. — 1 Tim. 2 : 8. 

1. What various hinder ances we meet 
In coming to a mercy seat ! 

Yet who, that knows the worth of prayer, 
But wishes to be often there ? 

2. Prayer makes the darkened cloud withdraw ; 
Prayer climbs the ladder Jacob saw, 

Gives exercise to faith and love, 
Brings every blessing from above. 

3. Restraining prayer, we cease to fight ; 
Prayer makes the Christian's armor bright ; 
And Satan trembles when he sees 

The weakest saint upon his knees. 

4. Have you no words ? Ah, think again ; 
Words flow apace when you complain, 
And fill a fellow-creature's ear 

With the sad tale of all your care. 

5. Were half the breath thus vainly spent 
To heaven in supplication sent, 

Your cheerful song would oftener be, 
" Hear what the Lord hath done for me." 

624. 8s, 7s, & 4s. Edmeston. 

I "WILL LEAD THEM. —Is. 42 : 16. 

1. Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us 
O'er the world's tempestuous sea ; 
Guard us, guide us, keep us, feed us, 
For we have no help but Thee ; 
Yet possessing 
Every blessing, 
If our God our Father be. 

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MAN A CHRISTIAN. 



2. Saviour, breathe forgiveness o'er us ; 

All our weakness Thou dost know ; 
Thou didst tread this earth before us ; 
Thou didst feel its keenest woe ; 
Lone and dreary, 
Faint and weary, 
Through the desert Thou didst go. 

3. Spirit of our God, descending, 

Fill our hearts with heavenly joy ; 
Love with every passion blending, 
Pleasure that can never cloy ; 

Thus provided, 

Pardoned, guided, 
Nothing can our peace destroy. 



625. 10s. Dr. Johnson. 

Make Thy face to shine upon Thy servant. — Ps. 31 : 16. 

1. O Thou, whose power o'er moving worlds presides, 
Whose voice created and whose wisdom guides, 
On darkling man in pure effulgence shine, 

And cheer the clouded mind with light divine. 

2. 'Tis Thine alone to calm the pious breast 
With silent confidence and holy rest ; 

From Thee, great God, we spring; to Thee we tend ; 
Path, Motive, Guide, Original, and End. 

DOXOLOGT. 

To Father, Son, and Spirit, ever blessed, 
Eternal praise and worship be addressed ; 
From age to age, ye saints, His name adore, 
And spread His fame when time shall be no more. 
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PRAYER AND DEVOUT ASPIRATION. 



626. 8s, 7s, & 4. Oliver. 

I WILL GUIDE THEE WITH MllTE EYE. — Ps. 32 : 8. 

1. Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah, 

Pilgrim through this barren land ; 
I am weak, but Thou art mighty ; 
Hold me with Thy powerful hand ; 

Bread of heaven, 
Feed me till I want no more. 

2. Open Thou the crystal fountain 

Whence the healing streams do now ; 
Let the fiery, cloudy pillar 

Lead me all my journey through ; 

Strong Deliverer, 
Be Thou still my Strength and Shield. 

3. When I tread the verge of Jordan, 

Bid my anxious fears subside ; 
Death of deaths, and hell's Destruction, 
Land me safe on Canaan's side; 

Songs of praises 
I will ever give to Thee. 



627. C. M. Steele. 

The things "vthich are not seen aee eterxal. — 2 Cor. 4 : 18. 

1. O, could our thoughts and wishes fly, 

Above these gloomy shades, 
To those bright worlds, beyond the sky, 
Which sorrow ne'er invades ! 

2. There, joys unseen by mortal eyes, 

Or reason's feeble ray, 
In ever-blooming prospects rise, 
Unconscious of decay. 



MAN A CHRISTIAN. 



3. Lord, send a beam of light divine, 

To guide our upward aim ; 
With one reviving touch of Thine, 
Our languid hearts inflame. 

4. Then shall, on faith's sublime st wing, 

Our ardent wishes rise 
To those bright scenes, where pleasures spring. 
Immortal, in the skies. 

DOXOLOGT. 

Let God, the Father, and the Son, 

And Spirit, be adored, 
Where there are works to make Him known, 

Or saints to love the Lord. 



628. 7s. Grant. 

Hear the prayer of Thy servant. — Dan. 9 : 17. 



1. Saviour, when in dust to Thee 
Low we bow the adoring knee ; 
When, repentant, to the skies 
Scarce we lift our streaming eyes ; 
O, by all Thy pains and woe, 
Suffered once for man below, 
Bending from Thy throne on high, 
Hear our solemn litany. 

2. By Thy helpless infant years ; 
By Thy life of wants and tears ; 
By Thy days of sore distress 
In the savage wilderness ; 

By the dread permitted hour 
Of the insulting tempter's power, — 
Turn, O, turn a pitying eye ; 
Hear our solemn litany. 

442 



PRAYER AND DEVOUT ASPIRATION. 



3. By Thine hour of dire despair ; 
By Thine agony of prayer ; 

By the cross, the nail, the thorn, 
Piercing spear and torturing scorn ; 
By the gloom that veiled the skies 
O'er the dreadful sacrifice, — 
Listen to our humble cry ; 
Hear our solemn litany. 

4. By the deep, expiring groan ; 
By the sad, sepulchral stone ; 
By the vault whose dark abode 
Held in vain the rising God, — 
O, from earth to heaven restored, 
Mighty, reascended Lord, 
Listen, listen to the cry 

Of our solemn litany. 

629. 7s & 6s. Seagrave. 

And they shall see His face. —Rev. 22 : 4. 

1. Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings ; 

Thy better portion trace ; 
Rise, from transitory things, 

Toward heaven, thy native place : 
Sun, and moon, and stars decay ; 

Time shall soon this earth remove ; 
Rise, my soul, and haste away 

To seats prepared above. 

2. Rivers to the ocean run, 

Nor stay in all their course ; 
Fire ascending seeks the sun ; 

Both speed them to their source : 
Thus a soul, new born of God, 

Pants to view His glorious face 
Upward tends to His abode, 

To rest in His embrace. 

443 



MAN A CHRISTIAN. 



3. Cease, ye pilgrims, cease to mourn ; 

Press onward to the prize ; 
Soon the Saviour will return 

Triumphant in the skies : 
Yet a season, and you know 

Happy entrance will be given, 
All your sorrows left below, 

And earth exchanged for heaven. 

630. L. M. Gibbons. 

My flesh loxgeth foe Thee ih a dry and thirsty land. — Ps. 63 : L 

1. Now let our souls, on wings sublime, 
Rise from the vanities of time, 
Draw back the parting veil, and see 
The glories of eternity. 

2. Born by a new, celestial birth, 
Why should we grovel here on earth 
Why grasp at transitory toys, 

So near to heaven's eternal joys ? 

3. Shall aught beguile us on the road, 
When we are walking back to God? 
For strangers into life we come, 
And dying is but going home. 

4. Welcome, sweet hour of full discharge, 
That sets our longing souls at large, 
Unbinds our chains, breaks up our cell, 
And gives us with our God to dwell. 

5. To dwell with God, to feel His love, 
Is the full heaven enjoyed above ; 
And the sweet expectation now 

Is the young dawn of heaven below. 

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PRAYER AND DEVOUT ASPIRATION. 



631. C. M. Moore. 

O THAT I HAD WINGS LIKE A DOVE : FOR THE>' WOELD I FLY AWAY A>*D BE 
AT EEST. — Ps. 55 : 6. 

1. The bird let loose in eastern skies, 

When hastening fondly home, 
Ne'er stoops to earth her wing, nor flies 
Where idle warblers roam. 

2. But high she shoots through air and light, 

Above all low delay, 
Where nothing earthly bounds her flight, 
Nor shadow dims her way. 

3. So grant me, God, from every care 

And stain of passion free, 
Aloft through virtue's purer air 
To hold my course to Thee. 

4. No sin to cloud, no lure to stay 

My soul, as home she springs ; 
Thy sunshine on her joyful way, 
Thy freedom in her wings. 



632. S. M. Montgomery. 

Oee Fathee which abt in heaven. — Matt. 6 : 9. 

1. Our heavenly Father, hear 

The prayer we offer now ; 
Thy name be hallowed far and near ; 
To Thee all nations bow ! 

2. Thy kingdom come ; Thy will 

On earth be done in love, 
As saints and seraphim fulfil 
Thy perfect law above ! 

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3. Our daily bread supply, 

While by Thy word we live ; 
The guilt of our iniquity 
Forgive, as we forgive. 

4. From dark temptation's power, 

From Satan's wiles, defend ; 
Deliver in the evil hour, 
And guide us to the end. 

633. L. M. Kenn. 

I WILL SING ALOUD OF THY MERCY IK THE MORNING. — Ps. 59 : 16. 

1. Awake, my soul, and with the sun 
Thy daily stage of duty run ; 
Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise 
To pay thy morning sacrifice. 

2. Wake, and lift up thyself, my heart, 
And with the angels bear thy part, 
Who all night long unwearied sing 
High praises to the eternal King. 

3. Glory to Thee, who safe hast kept, 
And hast refreshed me while I slept ; 
Grant, Lord, when I from death shall wake, 
I may of endless life partake. 

4. Lord, I to Thee my vows renew ; 
Dispel my sins as morning dew ; 

Guard my first springs of thought and will, 
And with Thyself my spirit fill. 

5. Direct, control, suggest, this day, 
All I design, or do, or say, 

That all my powers, with true delight, 
In Thy sole glory may unite. 

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PRAYER AXD DEVOUT ASPIRATION. 



634. C. M. Watts. 

I WILL JOT IS THE GOD OF MY SALVATION. — Hat). 3 : 18. 

1. There's nothing round this spacious earth 

That suits my large desire ; 
To boundless joy and solid mirth 
My nobler thoughts aspire, — 

2. Where pleasure rolls its living flood, 

From sin and dross refined, 
Still springing from the throne of God, 
And fit to cheer the mind. 

3. The almighty Ruler of the sphere, 

The glorious and the great, 
Brings His own all-sufficience there, 
To make our bliss complete. 

4. Had I the pinions of a dove, 

I'd climb the heavenly road ; 
There sits my Saviour, dressed in love, 
And there my smiling God. 

635. S. M. Watts. 

Shall -we continue in sin that grace may abound ? — Rom. 6 : 1. 

1. Shall we go on to sin 

Because Thy grace abounds? 
Or crucify the Lord again, 
And open all His wounds ? 

2. Forbid it, mighty God ; 

Nor let it e'er be said 
That we, whose sins are crucified, 
Should raise them from the dead. 
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MAN A CHRISTIAN. 



3. We will be slaves no more, 

Since Christ has made us free, — 
Has nailed our tyrants to His cross, 
And bought our liberty. 

Doxology. 

To God, the Son, who came 

Lost sinners to restore, 
The Father, and the Holy Ghost, 

Be glory evermore. 

636. c. m. 

For Thy fame's sake lead me axd guide me. — Ps. 31: 3. 

1. Be Thou, O God, by night, by day. 

My Guide, my Guard from sin, 
My Life, my Trust, my Light divine, 
To keep me pure within ; — 

2. Pure as the air, when day's first light 

A cloudless sky illumes ; 
And active as the lark, that soars 
Till heaven shine round its plumes. 

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3. So may my soul upon the wings 

Of faith unwearied rise, 
Till at the gate of heaven it sings, 
'Mid light from paradise. 

637. L. M. Graxt. 

Whether we live, therefore, or die, we are the Lord's. — Rom. 14 : 8. 

1 . When, streaming from the eastern skies, 
The morning light salutes my eyes, 
O Sun of Righteousness divine, 
On me with beams of mercy shine ; 
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Chase the dark clouds of guilt away, 
Aud turn my darkness into day. 

2. When to heaven's great and glorious King 
My morning sacrifice I bring, 

And, mourning o'er my guilt and shame, 
Ask mercy in my Saviour's name, 
Then, Jesus, sprinkle with Thy blood, 
And be my Advocate with God. 

3. When each day's scenes and labors close, 
And wearied nature seeks repose, 

With pardoning mercy richly blessed, 
Guard me, my Saviour, wdiile I rest ; 
And as each morning sun shall rise, 
O, lead me onw^ard to the skies. 

4. And at my life's last setting sun, 
My conflicts o'er, my labors done, 
Jesus, Thine heavenly radiance shed, 
To cheer and bless my dying bed, 
And from death's gloom my spirit raise, 
" To see Thy face and sing Thy praise." 

638. C. M. Brottx. 

When the evening was come, He was there alone. — Matt. 14 : 23. 

1. I love to steal a while away 

From every cumbering care, 
And spend the hours of setting day 
In humble, grateful prayer. 

2. I love in solitude to shed 

The penitential tear, 
And all His promises to plead, 
Where none but God can hear. 
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3. I love to think on mercies past, 

And future good implore, 
And all my cares and sorrows cast 
On Him whom I adore. 

4. I love by faith to take a view 

Of brighter scenes in heaven ; 
The prospect doth my strength renew, 
While here by tempests driven. 

5. Thus, when life's toilsome day is o'er, 

May its departing ray 
Be calm as this impressive hour, 
And lead to endless day. 

639. L. M. Kenn. 

He that keepeth thee will wot slumber. — Ps. 121 : 3. 

1. Glory to Thee, my God, this night, 
For all the blessings of the light ; 
Keep me, O, keep me, King of kings, 
Beneath Thine own almighty wings. 

2. Forgive me, Lord, for Thy dear Son, 
The ill that I this day have done ; 
That with the world, myself, and Thee, 
I, ere I sleep, at peace may be. 

3. Let my blest Guardian, while I sleep, 
His watchful station near me keep ; 
My heart with love celestial fill, 

And guard me from the approach of ill. 

4. Teach me to live, that I may dread 
The grave as little as my bed ; 
Teach me to die, that so I may 
Rise glorious at the latter day. 

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5. Praise God, from whom all blessings flow ; 
Praise Him, all creatures here below ; 
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host ; 
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 

640. 12s & lis. 

At the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness. — Ezra 9 : 5. 

1. See, daylight is fading o'er earth and o'er ocean ; 

The sun has gone down on the far distant sea ; 
O, now, in the hush of life's fitful commotion, 
We lift our tired spirits, blest Saviour, to Thee. 

2. Full oft wast Thou found far away on the mountain, 

As eventide spread her dark wing o'er the wave ; 
Thou Son of the Highest, and life's endless Fountain, 
Be with us, we pray Thee, to bless and to save. 

3. And oft as the tumult of life's heaving billow 

Shall toss our frail bark, driving wild o'er night's 
deep, 

Let Thy healing wing be stretched over our pillow, 
And guard us from evil, though death watch our 
sleep. 

4. To God, our great Father, whose throne is in heaven, 

Who dwells with the lowly and contrite in heart, 
To the Son and the Spirit all glory be given ; 
One God, ever blessed and praised, Thou art. 

641. L. M. Hymnal. 

God is Light. — Uohnl : 5. 

1. O God, the Light of all that live, 

Unmoved, who dost all motion sway, 
The times and seasons who dost give, 

And through its changes guid'st the day, - 
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2. At eventide let there be light ; 

So may our souls no sunset see, 
And death to us the portal bright 
To an eternal morning be. 

3. This grace on Thy redeemed confer, 

O Father blessed, who, with the Son 
And Holy Ghost, the Comforter, 
Forever reignest, Three in One. 

642. 8s & 7s. Edmeston. 

The darkxess hideth sot from Thee. — Ps. 139 : 12. 

1. Saviour, breathe an evening blessing, 

Ere repose our spirits seal ; 
Sin and want we come confessing ; 

Thou canst save, and Thou canst heal. 
Though destruction walk around us, 

Though the arrow near us fly, 
Angel guards from Thee surround us ; 

We are safe if Thou art nigh. 

2. Though the night be dark and dreary, 

Darkness cannot hide from Thee ; 
Thou art He who, never weary, 

Wat chest where Thy people be ; 
Should swift death this night o'ertake us, 

And our couch become our tomb, 
May the morn in heaven awake us, 

Clad in light and deathless bloom. 

643. C. M. S. F. Smith. 

The Sabbath drew ox. — Luke 23 : 54. 

1. How sweet the evening shadows fall, 
Advancing from the west ! 
As ends the weary week of toil, 
And comes the day of rest. 

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2. Bright o'er the earth the star of eve 

Her radiant beauty sheds ; 
And myriad sisters calmly weave 
Their light around our heads. 

3. Rest, man, from labor ; rest from sin ; 

The world's hard contest close ; 
The holy hours with God begin ; 
Yield thee to sweet repose. 

4. Bright o'er the earth the morning ray 

Its sacred light will cast — 
Fair emblem of the glorious day 
That evermore shall last. 

644. L. M. Jexkixs. 

When the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the Sabbath. 

Nek. 13 : 19. 

1. Sweet is the last, the parting ray, 

That ushers placid evening in, 
When, with the still, expiring day, 

The Sabbath's peaceful hours begin ; 
How grateful to the anxious breast 
The sacred hours of holy rest ! 

2. Hushed is the tumult of the day, 

And worldly cares and business cease, 
While soft the vesper breezes play, 

To hymn the glad return of peace ; 
Delightful season ! kindly given 
To turn the wandering thoughts to heaven. 

3. Oft as this peaceful hour shall come, 

Lord, raise my thoughts from earthly things, 
And bear them to my heavenly home, 

On faith and hope's celestial wings, 
Till the last gleam of life decay 
In one eternal Sabbath day. 

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645- C. M. W.HITE. 

That we may lead a quiet and peaceable life. — 1 Tim. 2 : 2. 

1. O Lord, another day is flown, 

And we, a lonely band, 
Are met once more before Thy throne, 
To bless Thy fostering hand. 

2. And wilt Thou lend a listening ear 

To praises low as ours ? 
Thou wilt ; for Thou dost love to hear 
The song which meekness pours. 

3. O, let Thy grace perform its part, 

And let contention cease ; 
And shed abroad in every heart 
Thine everlasting peace. 

646. C. M. Humphries. 

Remembek me, O my God. — Neh. 13 : 22. 

1. O Thou from whom all goodness flows, 

I lift my soul to Thee ; 
In all my sorrows, conflicts, woes, 
Good Lord, remember me. 

2. When on my aching, burdened heart 

My sins lie heavily, 
Thy pardon grant, new peace impart 
Good Lord, remember me. 

3. When trials sore obstruct my way, 

And ills I cannot flee, 
O, let my strength be as my day ; 
Good Lord, remember me. 
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4. When worn with pain, disease, and grief, 

This feeble body see ; 
Grant patience, rest, and kind relief ; 
Good Lord, remember me. 

5. When in the solemn hour of death 

I wait Thy just decree ; 
Be this the prayer of my last breath — 
Good Lord, remember me. 

6. And when before Thy throne I stand, 

And lift my soul to Thee, 
Then with the saints at Thy right hand, 
Good Lord, remember me. 

647. L. M. Efts. Coll. 

I HAVE SET THE LOED ALWAYS BETOEE ME. — Ps. 16:8. 

1. Saviour, when night involves the skies, 

My soul, adoring, turns to Thee ; 
Thee, self-abased in mortal guise, 

And wrapped in shades of death for me. 

2. On Thee my waking raptures dwell, 

When crimson gleams the east adorn ; 
Thee, Victor of the grave and hell ; 
Thee, Source of life's eternal morn. 

3. When noon her throne in light arrays, 

To Thee my soul triumphant springs ; 
Thee, throned in glory's endless blaze ; 
Thee, Lord of lords, and King of kings. 

4. O'er earth when shades of evening steal, 

To death and Thee my thoughts I give ; 
To death, whose power I soon must feel ; 
To Thee, with whom I trust to live. 

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648. C. M. Watts. 

At midnight I will eise to give thanks unto Thee. — Ps. 119 : 62. 

1. To Thee, before the dawning light, 

My gracious God, I pray ; 
I meditate Thy name by night, 
And keep Thy law by day. 

2. My spirit faints to see Thy grace ; 

Thy promise bears me up ; 
And while salvation long delays, 
Thy word supports my hope. 

3. Seven times a day I lift my hands, 

And pay my thanks to Thee ; 
Thy righteous providence demands 
Repeated praise from me. 

4. "When midnight darkness veils the skies. 

I call Thy works to mind ; 
My thoughts in warm devotion rise, 
And sweet acceptance mid. 



649. L. M. Hyde. 

Think upon me, mt God, foe good. — Neh. 5 : 19. 

1. Though earthly friends estranged may grow, 

Or, in my need, afar may be, 
It is enough, my God, to know 

That Thou for good wilt think on me. 

2. On me, so worthless and so vile ! 

Amazing grace ! and can it be 
I may look up to meet Thy smile, 

And Thou look down to think on me ? 

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0. When crushed beneath ruy load of sin, 

Let me that burden cast on Thee ; 
'Mid fears and griefs, without, within, 
In pardoning pity, think on me. 

4. The toils and cares consuming life, 

The bitter words I fain would flee, 
While faints my spirit in the strife, 
Behold them, Lord, and think on me, 

5. Help me to trust Thy love and care 

If sorer conflicts yet to see ; 
In the dark valley treading, there, 
My God, for good, think on me. 

650, C. M. Watts. 

He hath attended to the toice of my pkatek. — Ps. 66 : 19. 

1. Now shall my solemn vows be paid 

To that almighty Power 
That heard the long requests I made 
In my distressful hour. 

2. My lips and cheerful heart prepare 

To make His mercies known ; 
Come, ye that fear my God, and hear 
The wonders He has done. 

3. When on my head huge sorrows fell, 

I sought His heavenly aid ; 
He saved my sinking soul from hell, 
And death's eternal shade. 

4. If sin lay covered in my heart, 

While prayer employed my tongue, 
The Lord had shown me no regard, 
Nor I His praises sung. 

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5. But God — His name be ever blessed — 
Has set my spirit free ; 
Nor turned from Him my poor request, 
Nor turned His heart from me. 

651. 6s & 4s. Adams. 

Near unto Him.— Ps. 148 : 14. 

1. Nearer, my God, to Thee, 

Nearer to Thee, 
E'en though it be a cross 

That raise th me ! 
Still all my song shall be, 
Nearer, my God, to Thee — 

Nearer to Thee. 

2. Though, like the wanderer, 

The sun gone down, 
Darkness be over me, 

My rest a stone, 
Yet in my dreams I'd be 
Nearer, my God, to Thee — 

Nearer to Thee. 

3. There let the way appear 

Steps unto heaven ; 
All that Thou sendest me 

In mercy given ; 
Angels to beckon me 
Nearer, my God, to Thee — 

Nearer to Thee. 

4. Then, with my waking thoughts, 

Bright with Thy praise, 
Out of my stony griefs, 

Bethel I'll raise ; 
So by my woes to be 
Nearer, my God, to Thee — 

Nearer to Thee. 

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5. Or if on joyful wing 

Cleaving the sky, 
Sun, moon, and stars forgot, 

Upward I fly, 
Still all my song shall be, 
Nearer, my God, to Thee — 

Nearer to Thee. 

652. 8s & 7s. C. Wesley. 

His love is pebfected is us. — 1 John 4: 12. 

1. Love divine, all love excelling, 

Joy of heaven, to earth come down ; 
Fix in us Thy humble dwelling. 

All Thy faithful mercies crown : 
Jesus, Thou art all compassion ; 

Pure, unbounded love Thou art ; 
Visit us with Thy salvation, 

Enter every trembling heart. 

2. Breathe, 0, breathe Thy loving Spirit 

Into every troubled breast ; 
Let us all in Thee inherit, 

Let us find that second rest : 
Come, almighty to deliver, 

Let us all Thy life receive ; 
Suddenly return, and never, 

Never more Thy temples leave. 

3. Finish then Thy new creation ; 

Pure and spotless let us be ; 
Let us see Thy great salvation 

Perfectly restored in Thee ; 
Changed from glory into glory, 

Till in heaven we take our place, 
Till we cast our crowns before Thee, 

Lost in wonder, love, and praise. 
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653. L. M. Clarke. 

The Lord is my Helpee. — Heb. 13:6. 

1. O, that angelic bliss were mine ! 

O, that to me the joy were given 
With angel purity to shine, 
With angel gifts my path to line, 

And shed around a glow from heaven ! 

2. Be hushed, my heart : a fountain flows 

Ready to wash away each stain ; 
And deep we have, amid our woes, 
One joy, that Gabriel never knows — 

For us the Lamb of God was slain. 

3. Help me, Thou Lamb, to keep in view 

Thy sufferings and Thy glorious reign ; 
Help me a mortal's work to do, 
A mortal's mission to pursue, 

That I an angel's place may gain. 

654. L. M. Doddridge. 

He endured, as seeing Him who is invisible. — Heb. 11: 27. 

1. Eternal and immortal King, 

Thy peerless splendors none can bear ; 
But darkness veils seraphic eyes, 

When God with ail His lustre's there. 

2. Yet faith can pierce the awful gloom, 

The great Invisible can see, 
And with its tremblings mingle joy, 
In fixed regards, great God, on Thee. 

3. O, ever conscious to my heart, 

Witness to its supreme desire, 
Behold, it presseth on to Thee, 

For it hath caught the heavenly fire. 
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PRAYER AND DEVOUT ASPIRATION. 

4- This one petition would it urge — 
To bear Thee ever in its sight ; 
In life, in death, in worlds unknown, 
Its only Portion and Delight. 



655. C. M. Tate & Brady. 

AS THE HART PAXTETH AFTER THE "WATER BROOKS, SO PANTETH MY SOUL 

after Thee, O God. — Ps. 42: 1. 

1. As pants the hart for cooling streams, 

When heated in the chase, 
So longs my soul, O God, for Thee, 
And Thy refreshing grace. 

2. For Thee, my God, the living God, 

My thirsty soul doth pine ; 
O, when shall I behold Thy face, 
Thou Majesty divine ? 

3. Why restless, why cast down, my soul ? 

Trust God, and He'll employ 
His aid for thee, and change these sighs 
To thankful hymns of joy. 

4. Why restless, why cast down, my soul ? 

Hope still, and thou shalt sing 
The praise of Him who is thy God, 
Thy health's eternal Spring. 

656. C. M. Watts. 

Cast me not off in the time of old age. — Ps. 71 : 9. 

1. My God, my everlasting Hope, 
I live upon Thy truth ; 
Thy hands have held my childhood up 
And strengthened all my youth. 
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2. Still has my life new wonders seen, 

Repeated every year ; 
Behold, my days that yet remain, 
I trust them to Thy care. 

3. Cast me not off when strength declines, 

When hoary hairs arise ; 
And round me let Thy glory shine, 
Whene'er Thy servant dies. 

4. Then, in the history of my age, 

When men review my days, 
They'll read Thy love in every page, 
In every line Thy praise. 



657. C. M. COLLYER. 

FOKSAKE ME NOT "WHEN MY STRENGTH FAILETH. — Ps. 71 : 9. 

1. When bending o'er the brink of life 

My trembling soul shall stand, 
Waiting to pass death's awful flood, 
Great God, at Thy command ; 

2. When every long-loved scene of life 

Stands ready to depart ; 
When the last sigh that shakes the frame 
Shall rend this bursting heart ; 

3. O Thou great Source of joy supreme. 

Whose arm alone can save, 
Dispel the darkness that surrounds 
The entrance to the grave. 

4. Lay Thy supporting, gentle hand 

Beneath my sinking head, 
And with a ray of love divine 
Illume my dying bed. 

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658. 7s & 4. Gilbert. 

Whither the Forerunner is for us entered. — Heb. 6 : 20. 

1. When the vale of death appears, 

Faint and cold this mortal clay, 
Kind Forerunner, soothe my fears, 
Light me through the darksome way. 

Break the shadows, 
Usher in eternal day. 

2. Starting from this dying state, 

Upward bid my soul aspire ; 
Open Thou the crystal gate, 
To Thy praise attune my lyre. 

Dwell forever, 
Dwell on each immortal wire. 

3. From the sparkling turrets there, 

Oft I'll trace my pilgrim way ; 
Often bless Thy guardian care, 
Fire by night, and cloud by day ; 

While my triumphs 
At my Leader's feet I lay. 

659. C. M. Montgomery. 

Our conversation is in heaven. — Phil. 3 : 20. 

1, "While through this changing world we roam, 

From infancy to age, 
Heaven is the Christian pilgrim's home, 
His rest at every stage. 

2. Thither his raptured thought ascends, 

Eternal joys to share ; 
There his adoring spirit bends, 
While here he kneels in prayer. 
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3. From earth his freed affections rise 

To fix on things above, 
Where all his hope of glory lies, 
And love is perfect love. 

4. O, there may we our treasure place, 

There let our hearts be found ; 
That still, where sin abounded, grace 
May more and more abound. 

5. Henceforth our conversation be 

With Christ, before the throne ; 
Ere long, we eye to eye shall see, 
And know as we are known. 



660. lis & 8s. Swain. 

Why should I be as oxe that tueseth aside ? — Cant. 1 : 7. 

1. O Thou in whose presence my soul takes delight, 

On whom in affliction I call, 
My Comfort by day and my Song in the night, 

My Hope, my Salvation, my All ! 
Where dost Thou at noontide resort with Thy sheep 

To feed on the pastures of love ? 
Say, why in the valley of death should I weep, 

Or alone in the wilderness rove ? 

2. O, why should I wander an alien from Thee, 

Or cry in the desert for bread ? 
Thy foes will rejoice when my sorrows they see, 

And smile at the tears I have shed ; 
Restore, my dear Saviour, the light of Thy face ; 

Thy soul-cheering favor impart ; 
And let Thy sweet tokens of pardoning grace 

Bring joy to my desolate heart. 

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661. 7S. VlNKWORTH. 

They desiee a bettee cou^tey. — Heb. 11 : 16. 

1. " Heavenward ! " doth His Spirit cry 

When I hear Him in His word ; 
Showing thus the rest on high, 
Where I shall be with my Lord. 

2. Heavenward ever would I haste, 

When Thy table, Lord, is spread ; 
Heavenly strength on earth I taste, 
Feeding on the living Bread. 

3. Heavenward death shall lead at last, 

To the home where I would be ; 
All my sorrows overpassed, 

I shall triumph there with Thee. 

662. C. M. Brown. 

Lookixg unto Jesus. — Heb. 12 : 2. 

1. To Christ, in each fresh hour of woe 

With confidence repair ; 
He will all needful grace bestow 
And all thy sorrow share. 

2. When dark the troubled surges roll 

O'er the bereaved breast, 
His power doth still the waves control, 
And hush the storm to rest. 

3. Christ was a Man of sorrows here, 

And knew the stings of grief ; 
He hears affliction's broken prayer ; 
His love gives sweet relief. 
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MAN A CHRISTIAN. —WATCHFULNESS, 
COURAGE, AND ZEAL. 

663. C. M. Watts. 

Stand fast in the faith ; quit you like men. — 1 Cor. 1G : 13. 

1. Am I a soldier of the cross, 

A follower of the Lamb, 
And shall I fear to own His cause 
Or blush to speak His name ? 

2. Must I be carried to the skies 

On flowery beds of ease, 
While others fought to win the prize, 
And sailed through bloody seas ? 

3. Are there no foes for me to face ? 

Must I not stem the flood ? 
Is this vile world a friend to grace, 
To help me on to God ? 

4. Sure I must fight if I would reign; 

Increase my courage, Lord ; 
I'll bear the toil, endure the pain 
Supported by Thy word. 

5. Thy saints, in all this glorious war, 

Shall conquer, though they die ; 
They see the triumph from afar, 
And seize it with their eye. 

6. When that illustrious day shall rise 

And all Thy armies shine 
In robes of victoiy through the skies, 
The glory shall be Thine 

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664. S. M. C. Wesley. 

Keep the charge of the Lord, that ye die not. — Lev. 8 : 35. 

1. A charge to keep I have, 

A God to glorify, 
A never-dying soul to save, 
And fit it for the sky. 

2. To serve the present age, 

My calling to fulfil ; 
O, may it all my powers engage 
To do my Master's will. 

3. Arm me with jealous care, 

As in Thy sight to live ; 
And 0, Thy servant, Lord, prepare 
A strict account to give. 

4. Help me to watch and pray, 

And on Thyself rely, 
Assured, if I my trust betray, 
I shall forever die. 



665. C. M. Doddridge. 

I press toward the mark for the prize. — Phil. 3 : 14. 

1. Awake, my soul, stretch every nerve, 

And press with vigor on ; 
A heavenly race demands thy zeal, 
And an immortal crown. 

2. A cloud of witnesses around 

Hold thee in full survey ; 
Forget the steps already trod, 
And onward urge thy way* 
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3. 'Tis God's all-animating voice 

That calls thee from on high ; 
'Tis His own hand presents the prize 
To thine aspiring eye ; 

4. That prize, with peerless glories bright, 

Which shall new lustre boast, 
When victors' wreaths and monarchs' gems 
Shall blend in common dust. 

5. Blest Saviour, introduced by Thee, 

Have I my race begun ; 
And, crowned with victory, at Thy feet 
I'll lay my honors clown. 

666. S. M. Doddridge. 

Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning. 

Luke 12 : 35. 

1. Ye servants of the Lord, 

Each in his office wait ; 
Observant of His heavenly word, 
And watchful at His gate. 

2. Let all your lamps be bright, 

And trim the golden flame ; 
Gird up your loins, as in His sight, 
For awful is His name. 

3. " "Watch ! " 'Tis your Lord's command ; 

And while we speak, He's near ; 
Mark the first signal of His hand, 
And ready all appear. 

4. 0, happy servant he, 

In such a posture found ; 
He shall His Lord with rapture see. 
And be with honor crowned. 



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667. S. M. C. Wesley. 

Put ox the whole aejioe of God. — Eph. 6 : 11. 

1. Soldiers of Christ, arise, 

And put jour armor on ; 
Strong in the strength which God supplies 
Through His eternal Son. 

2. Strong in the Lord of Hosts, 

And hi His mighty power ; 
Who in the strength of Jesus trusts 
Is more than conqueror. 

3. Stand, then, in His great might, 

With all His strength endued ; 
But take, to arm you for the fight, 
The panoply of God ; 

4. That, having all things done, 

And all your conflicts past, 
Ye may o'ercome through Christ alone, 
And stand entire at last. 



668. 8s & 7s. Caswall. 

The kingdom: of God is at haxd. — Mark 1 : 15. 

1. Hark! an awful voice is sounding: 

" Christ is nigh ! " it seems to say ; 
" Cast away the dreams of darkness, 
O ye children of the day." 

2. Startled at the solemn warning, 

Let the earth-bound soul arise ; 
Christ, her Sun, all sloth dispelling, 
Shines upon the morning skies. 
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3. Lo, the Lamb, so long expected, 

Comes with pardon down from heaven ; 
Let us haste with tears of sorrow, 
One and all, to be forgiven. 

4. So when next He comes in glory, 

Wrapping all the earth in fear, 
May He then as our Defender 
On the clouds of heaven appear. 



669. 5s & 6s. 

HAVE FOUQHT A GOOD FIGHT, I HAVE FINISHED MY COURSE. — 2 Tim. 4 : 7. 



1. Breast the wave, Christian, 

When it is strongest ; 
Watch for day, Christian, 

When the night's longest ; 
Onward and onward still 

Be thine endeavor ; 
The rest that remaineth 

Will be forever. 

2. Fight the fight, Christian ; 

Jesus is o'er thee : 
Run the race, Christian ; 

Heaven is before thee : 
He who hath promised us 

Faltereth never ; 
Love of eternity 

Flows on forever. 

3. Lift the eye, Christian, 

Just as it closeth ; 
Raise the heart, Christian, 

Ere it reposeth ; 
Thee from the love of Christ 

Nothing shall sever ; 
Mount when the work is done ; 

Praise Him forever. 



WATCHFULNESS, COURAGE, AND ZEAL. 

670, S. M. Heath. 

Watch ajtd peay. — Matt. 26 : 41. 

1. My soul, be on thy guard ; 

Ten thousand foes arise ; 
The hosts of sin are pressing hard 
To draw thee from the skies. 

2. O, watch, and fight, and pray ; 

The battle ne'er give o'er ; 
Renew it boldly every day. 
And help divine implore. 



671- 8s & 7s. 

Seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of 
avitxesses. — Heb. 12 : 1. 

1. Onward, Christian, though the region 

Where thou art be drear and lone ; 
God has set a guardian legion 
Very near thee ; press thou on. 

2. Listen, Christian ; their hosanna 

Rolleth o'er thee : " God is love." 
Write upon thy red-cross banner, 
" Upward ever ; heaven's above." 

3. By the thorn-road, and none other, 

Is the mount of vision won ; 
Tread it without shrinking, brother ; 
Jesus trod it ; press thou on. 

4. Be this world the wiser, stronger, 

For thy life of pain and peace ; 
While it needs thee, O, no longer 
Pray thou for thy quick release. 
471 



MAN A CHRISTIAN. 



5. Pray thou, Christian, daily, rather, 
That thou be a faithful son ; 
By the prayer of Jesus, "Father, 
Not My will, but Thine, be done." 

672. S. M. Gerhard. 

I AM WITH YOU ALWAY, ETEX UXTO THE E>~D OF THE WORLD. — Matt. 28 : 20. 

1 . Give to the winds thy fears ; 

Hope, and be undismayed ; 
God hears thy sighs and counts thy tears ; 
God shall lift up thy head. 

2. Through waves, and clouds, and storms, 

He gently clears thy way : 
Wait thou His time ; so shall this night 
Soon end in joyous day. 

3. Far, far above thy thought 

His counsel shall appear, 
When fully He the work hath wrought, 
That caused thy needless fear. 

4. What though thou rules t not ! 

Yet heaven, and earth, and hell 
Proclaim, God sitteth on the throne, 
And ruleth all things well. 



673. 7s. 

IN DUE SEASON WE SHALL EE AP IF WE FAIXT >~OT. — Gal. 6 : 9. 

1. Faint not, Christian ! though the road 
Leading to thy blest abode 
Darksome be, and dangerous too, 
Christ, thy Guide, will bring thee through. 
472 



WATCHFULNESS, COURAGE, AXD ZEAL. 



2. Faint not, Christian ! though the world 
Has its hostile flag unfurled, 

Hold the cross of Jesus fast ; 
Thou shalt overcome at last. 

3. Faint not, Christian ! though within 
There's a heart so prone to sin, 
Christ the Lord is over all ; 

He'll not suffer thee to fall. 

4. Faint not, Christian ! look on high ; 
See the harpers in the sky ; 
Patient wait, and thou wilt join 
Chant with them of love divine. 

674. L. M. Watts. 

ENDURE HAKDXESS AS A GOOD SOLDIER OF JESUS ChEIST. — 2 Tim. 2 : 3. 

1. Staxd up, my soul, shake off thy fears, 

And gird the gospel armor on ; 
March to the gates of endless joy, 

Where thy great Captain Saviour's gone. 

2. Hell and thy sins resist thy course ; 

But hell and sin are vanquished foes : 
Thy Jesus nailed them to the cross, 
And sung the triumph when He rose. 

3. Then let my soul march boldly on. 

Press forward to the heavenly gate ; 
There peace and joy eternal reign. 

And glittering robes for conquerors wait. 

4. There shall I wear a starry crown, 

And triumph in almighty grace, 
While all the armies of the skies 
Join in my glorious Leader's praise. 
473 



MAN A CHRISTIAN. 



075. 7s & 6s. Hymnal. 

hold, the Bridegroom cometh ; go te out to meet Him. — Matt. 25 

1. Rise up, all ye believers, 

And let your lights appear ; 
The shades of eve are thickening, 

And darker night is near. 
The Bridegroom is advancing ; 

Each hour He draws more nigh ; 
Up ! watch and pray, nor slumber ; 

At midnight comes the cry. 

2. See that your lamps are burning, 

Your vessels filled with oil ; 
Wait calmly your deliverance 

From earthly pain and toil. 
The watchers on the mountains 

E'en now His chariot spy ; 
O, go ye forth to meet Him, 

And raise hosannas high. 

3. The saints, who here in patience 

Their cross and sufferings bore, 
With Him shall reign forever, 

When sorrow is no more. 
Around the throne of glory 

The Lamb shall they behold, 
Adoring cast before Him 

Their diadems of gold. 



676. 8s & 7s. Grant. 

LO, WE HAVE LEFT ALL, A> T D HAVE FOLLOWED THEE. — Mark 10 : 28. 

1. Jesus, I my cross have taken, 
All to leave and follow Thee ; 
Naked, poor, despised, forsaken, 
Thou, from hence, my All shalt be. 
474 



WATCHFULNESS, COURAGE, AND ZEAL. 



Perish every fond ambition, 

All I've sought, or hoped, or known 

Yet how rich is my condition ! 

God and heaven are still my own. 

2. Let the world despise and leave me ; 

They have left my Saviour, too ; 
Human hearts and looks deceive me ; 

Thou art not, like them, untrue ; 
And while Thou shalt smile upon me, 

God of wisdom, love, and might, 
Foes may hate and friends may scorn me 

Show Thy face, and all is bright. 

3. Soul, then know thy full salvation ; 

Rise o'er sin, and fear, and care ; 
Joy to find in every station 

Something still to do or bear. 
Think what Spirit dwells within thee ; 

Think what Father's smiles are thine ; 
Think that Jesus died to win thee : 

Child of heaven, canst thou repine ? 

4. Haste thee on from grace to glory, 

Armed by faith, and winged by prayer 
Heaven's eternal day's before thee ; 

God's own hand shall guide thee there. 
Soon shall close thy earthly mission, 

Soon shall pass thy pilgrim days ; 
Hope shall change to glad fruition, 

Faith to sight, and prayer to praise. 



677. C. M. Ryl 

Hixdee ME XOT. — Gen. 24 : 56. 

1. In all my Lord's appointed ways 
My journey I'll pursue ; 
" Hinder me not," ye much-loved saints, 
For I must go with you. 

475 



MAN A CHRISTIAN. 



2. Through floods and flames, if Jesus lead, 

I'll follow where He goes ; 
" Hinder me not," shall be my cry, 
Though earth and hell oppose. 

3. Through duty, and through trials too, 

I'll go at His command ; 
" Hinder me not ; 99 for I am bound 
To my Immanuel's land. 

4. And, when my Saviour calls me home, 

Still this my cry shall be — 
" Hinder me not ; " come, welcome, death ; 
I'll gladly go with Thee. 

678. C. M. Doddridge. 

The kedeemed shall walk thebe. — Is. 35 : 9. 

1. Sing, ye redeemed of the Lord, 

Your great Deliverer sing ; 
Pilgrims, for Zion's city bound, 
Be joyful in your King. 

2. A hand divine shall lead you on 

Through all the blissful road, 
Till to the sacred mount you rise, 
And see your smiling God. 

3. There garlands of immortal joy 

Shall bloom on every head ; 
While sorrow, sighing, and distress, 
Like shadows, all are fled. 

4. March on in your Redeemer's strength ; 

Pursue His footsteps still ; 
And let the prospect cheer your eye 
While laboring up the hill. 

476 



WATCHFULNESS, COURAGE, AND ZEAL. 

679. 7s. Windham. 

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. — Phil. 1 : 21. 

1. Christ, of all my hopes the Ground, 

Christ, the Spring of all my joy, 
Still in Thee let me be found, 

Still for Thee my powers employ. 

2. Fountain of o'erflowing grace, 

Freely from Thy fulness give ; 
Till I close my earthly race, 
Be it " Christ for me to live." 

3. When I touch the blessed shore, 

Back the closing waves shall roll ; 
Death's dark stream shall never more 
Part from Thee my ravished soul. 

4. Thus, O, thus an entrance give 

To the land of cloudless sky ; 
Having known it " Christ to live," 
Let me know it " gain to die." 

680. L. M. Watts. 

Lay hold on eternal life. — 1 Tim. 6 : 12. 

1. I send the joys of earth away ; 

Away, ye tempters of the mind, 
False as the smooth, deceitful sea, 
And empty as the whistling wind. 

2. Your streams were floating me along 

Down to the gulf of black despair ; 
And while I listened to your song, 

Your streams had e'en conveyed me there. 

3. Lord, I adore Thy matchless grace, 

That warned me of that dark abyss, 
That drew me from those treacherous seas, 
And bade me seek superior bliss. 
477 



MAN A CHRISTIAN. 



4. Now to the shining realms above 

I stretch ray hands and glance mine eyes; 
O for the pinions of a dove, 
To bear me to the upper skies ! 

o. There, from the bosom of my God, 
Oceans of endless pleasures roll : 
There would I fix my last abode, 
And drown the sorrows of my soul. 

681. L. M. Watts. 

They that wait tpox the Lord shall renew theie strength. 

Is. 40 : 31. 

1. Awake, our souls; away, our fears ; 

Let every trembling thought be gone ; 
Awake, and run the heavenly race, 
And put a cheerful courage on. 

2. True, 'tis a strait and thorny road, 

And mortal spirits tire and faint ; 
But they forget the mighty God, 

That feeds the strength of every saint ; 

8. The mighty God. whose matchless power 
Is ever new and ever young, 
And firm endures, while endless years 
Their everlasting circles run. 

4. From Thee, the overflowing Spring, 

Our souls shall drink a fresh supply. 
While such as trust their native stre ngth 
Shall melt away, and droop, and die. 

5. Swift as an eagle cuts the air. 

TVe'll mount aloft to Thine abode ; 
On wings of love our souls shall fly, 
Nor tire amid the heavenly road. 
478 



PEACE, SAFETY, HOPE, AXD JOT. 



MAX A CHRISTIAN. — PEACE, SAFE 
HOPE, AND JOY. 

682. C. M. Doddhidg 

He will speak peace u.vio His people. — Ps. 85: 8. 

1. Unite, my roving thoughts, unite 

In silence soft and sweet ; 
And thou, my soul, sit gently down 
At thy great Sovereign's feet. 

2. Jehovah's awful voice is heard ; 

Yet gladly I attend; 
For, lo, the everlasting God 
Proclaims Himself my Friend. 

3. Harmonious accents to my soul 

The sounds of peace convey ; 
The tempest at His word subsides, 
And winds and seas obey. 

4. By all its joys, I charge my heart 

To grieve His love no more, 
But, charmed by melody divine, 
To give its follies o'er. 

683. C. M. Watt 

Salvation will God appoint foe walls and bulwaeks. — Is. 26 

1. Arise, my soul, my joyful powers, 

And triumph in my God ; 
Awake, my voice, and loud proclaim 
His glorious grace abroad. 

2. The arms of everlasting love 

Beneath my soul He placed, 
And on the Eock of Ages set 
My slippery footsteps fast. 



MAN A CHRISTIAN. 



3. The city of my blest abode 

Is walled around with grace ; 
Salvation for a bulwark stands, 
To shield the sacred place. 

4. Arise, my soul, awake, my voice, 

And tunes of pleasure sing ; 
Loud hallelujahs shall address 
My Saviour and my King. 

684. S. M. Watts. 

God hath sent forth the Sfirit of His Sox into tour hearts. 

Gal. 4 : 0. 

1. Behold, what wondrous grace 

The Father hath bestowed 
On sinners of a mortal race, 
To call them sons of God ! 

2. 'Tis no surprising thing 

That we should be unknown ; 
The Jewish world knew not their King, 
God's everlasting Son. 

3. Nor doth it yet appear 

How great we must be made ; 
But when we see our Saviour here, 
We shall be like our Head. 

4. If in my Father's love 

I share a filial part, 
Send down Thy Spirit like a dove, 
To rest upon my heart, 

5. We would no longer lie, 

Like slaves, beneath the throne ; 
My faith shall Abba Father cry, 
And Thou the kindred own. 

480 



PEACE. SAFETY, HOPE, AXD JOY. 



685. 



7s. 



Humphries. 



NOW ARE WE THE SONS OF GOD. — 1 Joh.n 3 : 2. 



1. Bless'd are the sons of God; 
They are bought with Jesus' blood ; 
They are ransomed from the grave ; 
Life eternal they shall have : 

With them numbered may we be, 
Now and through eternity. 

2. God did love them in His Son 
Long before the world begun ; 
They the seal of this receive, 
When on Jesus they believe : 

With them numbered may we be, 
Now and through eternity. 

3. They are justified by grace ; 
They enjoy a solid peace ; 

All their sins are washed away ; 
They shall stand in God's great day : 

With them numbered may we be, 

Now and in eternity. 



Ye hate received the spirit of adoption whereby we crt Abba 
Father. — Rom. 8 : 15. 



1. Grace, like an uncorrupted seed, 

Abides and reigns within ; 
Immortal principles forbid 
The sons of God to sin. 

2. Xot by the terrors of a slave 

Do they perform His will, 
But with the noblest powers they have, 
His sweet commands fulfil. 



686. 



C. M. 



Watts. 



4S1 



MAN A CHRISTIAN. 



0. They find access, at every hour, 

To God within the veil ; 
Hence they derive a quickening power, 
And joys that never fail. 

4. O happy souls ! glorious state 

Of overflowing grace ! 
To dwell so near their Father's seat, 
And see His lovely face ! 

5. Lord, I address Thy heavenly throne ; 

Call me a child of Thine ; 
Send down the Spirit of Thy Son, 
To form my heart divine. 

6. There shed Thy choicest love abroad, 

And make my comforts strong ; 
Then shall I say, My Father, God, 
With an unwavering tongue. 

687, C. P. M. H. Moore. 

My peace I give uxto you. — John 14 : 27. 

1. Soft are the fruitful showers that bring 
The welcome promise of the spring ; 

And soft the vernal gale ; 
Sweet the wild warblings of the grove, 
The voice of nature and of love, 

That gladden every vale. 

2. But softer in the mourner's ear 
Sounds the mild voice of mercy near, 

That whispers sins forgiven ; 
And sweeter far the music swells 
When to the raptured soul she tells 

Of peace and promised heaven. 

3. Fair are the flowers that deck the ground ; 
And groves and gardens, blooming round. 

Unnumbered charms unfold ; 

482 



PEACE, SAFETY, HOPE, AND JOY. 



Bright is the sun's meridian ray, 
And bright the beams of setting day, 
That robe the clouds in gold. 

4. But far more fair the pious breast, 
In richer robes of goodness dressed, 

Where heaven's own graces shine ; 
And brighter far the prospects rise, 
That burst on faith's delighted eyes, 
From glories all divine. 

688. C. M. Cowpep. 

And the Lord showed him all the land. — Deut. 34 : 1. 

1. I was a grovelling creature once, 

And basely cleaved to earth ; 
I wanted spirit to renounce 
The clod that gave me birth. 

2. But God has breathed upon a worm, 

And sent me from above 
Wings such as clothe an angel's form — 
The wings of joy and love. 

3. With these to Pisgah's top I fly, 

And there delighted stand, 
To view, beneath a shining sky, 
The spacious promised land. 

4. The Lord of all the vast domain 

Has promised it to me ; 
The length and breadth of ail the plain, 
As far as faith can see. 

5. How glorious is my privilege ! 

To Thee for help I call ; 
I stand upon a mountain's edge ; 
O, save me, lest I fall. 

483 



MAN A CHRISTIAN. 



6. 



Though much exalted in the Lord, 
My strength is not my own ; 

Then let me tremble at His word, 
And none shall cast me down. 



689. 



L. M. 



Watts. 



Aee they not all ministering spirits ? — Heb. 1 : 14. 



1. High on a hill of dazzling light 

The King of glory spreads His seat, 
And troops of angels, stretched for flight, 
Stand waiting round His awful feet. 

2. Thy winged troops, O God of hosts, 

Wait on Thy wandering church below ; 
Here we are sailing to Thy coasts ; 
Let angels be our convoy too. 

3. Are they not all Thy servants, Lord ? 

At Thy command they go and come, 
With cheerful haste obey Thy word, 
And guard Thy children to their home. 



They cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and He sated them. 

Ps. 107 : 13. 

1. How are Thy servants blessed, O Lord! 

How sure is their defence ! 
Eternal Wisdom is their guide, 
Their help, Omnipotence. 

2. In foreign realms and lands remote, 

Supported by Thy care, 
Through burning climes I passed unhurt, 
And breathed in tainted air. 

48-i 



690. 



C. M. 



Addison. 



PEACE, SAFETY, HOPE, AXD JOY. 



3. Think, my soul, devoutly think, 

How, with affrighted eyes, 
Thou saw' st the wide, extended deep 
In all its horrors rise. 

4. Yet then from all my griefs, God, 

Thy mercy set me free, 
While in the confidence of prayer 
My soul took hold on Thee. 

5. For though in dreadful whirls we hung, 

High on the broken wave, 
I knew Thou wert not slow to hear, 
Nor impotent to save. 

6. In midst of dangers, fears, and death, 

Thy goodness I'll adore, 
And praise Thee for Thy mercies past, 
And humbly hope for more. 

691. C. M. Watts. 

Blessed is the man that tualketh not ra the counsel or the ungodly. 

Ps. 1 : 1. 

1. Blessed is the man who shuns the place 

Where sinners love to meet, 
Who fears to tread their wicked ways, 
And hates the scoffer's seat ; 

2. But in the statutes of the Lord 

Has placed his chief delight ; 
By day he reads or hears the word, 
And meditates by night. 

3. Green as the leaf, and ever fair, 

Shall his profession shine ; 
While fruits of holiness appear, 
Like clusters on the vine. 

485 



MAN A CHRISTIAN. 



4. Not so the impious and unjust ; 

What vain designs they form ! 
Their hopes are blown away like dust, 
Or chaff before the storm. 

5. Sinners in judgment shall not stand 

Among the sons of grace, 
When Christ, the Judge, at His right hand, 
Appoints His saints a place. 

692. L. M. Watts. 

He only is my Rock. — Ps. 62 : 2. 

1. My spirit looks to God alone ; 

My rock and refuge is His throne ; 
In all my fears, in all my straits, 
My soul on His salvation waits. 

2. Trust Him, ye saints, in all your ways ; 
Pour out your hearts before His face ; 
When helpers fail, and foes invade, 
God is our all-sufficient Aid. 

693. C. M. Watts. 

They that tkust in the Lord shall be as Mount Zion. — Ps. 125 : 1. 

1. Unshaken as the sacred hill, 

And firm as mountains be ; 
Firm as a rock the soul shall rest, 
That leans, O Lord, on Thee. 

2. Not walls nor hills could guard so well 

Old Salem's happy ground, 
As those eternal arms of love 
That every saint surround. 

486 



PEACE, SAEETY, HOPE, AND JOY. 



3. Deal gently, Lord, with souls sincere, 
And lead them safely on 
To the bright gates of paradise, 
Where Christ, their Lord, is gone. 

694. 7s. Lyte. 

Under His ttixgs shalt thou trust. — Ps. 91 : 4. 

1. They who on the Lord rely, 
Safely dwell, though danger's nigh ; 
Lo, His sheltering wings are spread 
O'er each faithful servant's head. 

2. Vain temptation's wily snare ; 
Christians are Jehovah's care ; 
Harmless flies the shaft by clay, 
Or in darkness wings its way. 

3. When they wake, or when they sleep, 
Angel guards their vigils keep ; 
Death and danger may be near ; 
Faith and love have nought to fear. 

695. C. M. Watts. 

The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord. — Ps. 37 : 23. 

1. My God, the steps of pious men 

Are ordered by Thy will ; 
Though they should fall, they rise again ; 
Thy hand supports them still. 

2. The Lord delights to see their ways ; 

Their virtue He approves ; 
He'll ne'er deprive them of His grace, 
Nor leave the men He loves. 
487 



MAN A CHRISTIAN. 



3. The heavenly heritage is theirs, 

Their portion and their home ; 
He feeds them now, and makes them heirs 
Of blessings long to come. 

4. The haughty sinner I have seen, 

Nor fearing man nor God, 
Like a tall bay tree, fair and green, 
Spreading his arms abroad. 

5. And, lo, he vanished from the ground. 

Destroyed by hands unseen ; 
Nor root, nor branch, nor leaf was found, 
Where all that pride had been. 

6. But mark the man of righteousness ; 

His several steps attend ; 
True pleasure runs through all his way-. 
And peaceful is his end. 

696. 8s & 7s. Neves; 

I AM WITH TOU ALWAT. — !Matt. 28 : 20. 

1. Always with us, always with us — 

Words of cheer and words of love ; 
Thus the risen Saviour whispers, 
From His dwelling place above. 

2. With us. when we toil in sadness, 

Sowing much and reaping none, 
Telling us that in the future 
Golden harvests shall be won. 

3. With us when the storm is sweeping 

O'er our pathway dark and drear, 
Waking hope within our bosoms, 
Stilling every anxious fear. 
488 



PEACE, SAFETY, HOPE, AND JOY. 



4. With us in the lonely valley, 

When we cross the chilling stream, 
Lighting up the steps to glory 
With salvation's radiant beam. 

697. C. M. Pratt's Coll. 

Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain thee.— P*. 55 : 

1. Still on the Lord thy burden roll, 

Nor let a care remain ; 
His mighty arm shall bear thy soul, 
And all thy grief sustain. 

2. Ne'er will the Lord His aid deny 

To those who trust His love ; 
The men who on His grace rely 
Nor earth nor hell shall move. 



698. L. M. Watts. 

Who shall lat ant thing to the charge of God's elect ?— Rom. 8 : 

1. Who shall the Lord's elect condemn? 

'Tis God who justifies their souls ; 
And mercy, like a mighty stream, 
O'er all their sins divinely rolls. 

2. Who shall adjudge the saints to hell ? 

'Tis Christ who suffered in their stead ; 
And the salvation to fulfil, 

Behold Him rising from the dead. 

3. He lives ! he lives ! and sits above, 

Forever interceding there ; 
Who shall divide us from His love, 
Or what should tempt us to despair ? 

439 



MAN A CHRISTIAN. 

4. Shall persecution, or distress, 

Famine, or sword, or nakedness ? 
He who hath loved us bears us through, 
And makes us more than conquerors too. 

699. L. M. Watts. 

Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vaist. — Ps. 127 : 1. 

1. If God succeed not, all the cost 

And pains to build the house are lost ; 

If God the city will not keep, 

The watchful guards as well may sleep. 

2. What if you rise before the sun, 
And work and toil when day is done, 
Careful and sparing eat your bread, 
To shun that poverty you dread ; 

3. 'Tis all in vain, till God hath blessed ; 
He can make rich, yet give us rest ; 
Children and friends are blessings too, 
If God, our Sovereign, make them so. 

4. Happy the man to whom He sends 
Obedient children, faithful friends ; 
How sweet our daily comforts prove 
When they are seasoned with His love ! 

700. C. M. Watts. 

The Lord shall bless thee out of Ziosr. — Ps. 128 :5. 

1. O happy man, whose soul is filled 
With zeal and reverend awe ! 
His lips to God their honors yield, 
His life adorns the law. 



490 



PEACE, SAFETY, HOPE, AND JOY. 



2. A careful Providence shall stand, 

And ever guard thy head ; 
Shall on the labors of thy hand 
Its kindly blessings shed. 

3. Thy wife shall be a fruitful vine ; 

Thy children round thy board, 
Each like a plant of honor shine, 
And learn to fear the Lord. 

4. This is the man whose happy eyes 

Shall see his house increase ; 
Shall see the sinking church arise, 
Then leave the world in peace. 

701. C. M. Watts. 

For I know wnon I have believed. — 2 Tim. 1 : 12. 

1. I'm not ashamed to own my Lord, 

Nor to defend His cause, 
Maintain the honor of His word, 
The glory of His cross. 

2. Jesus, my God, I know His name ; 

His name is all my trust ; 
Nor will He put my soul to shame, 
Nor let my hope be lost. 

3. Firm as His throne His promise stands, 

And He can well secure 
What I've committed to His hands 
Till the decisive hour. 

4. Then will He own my worthless name 

Before His Father's face, 
And in the new Jerusalem 
Appoint my soul a place. 

491 



MAN A CHRISTIAN. 



702. C. M. Tate & Brady. 

Blessed is the man whom Thou chastenest. — Ps. 94 : 12. 

1. Blessed is the man whom Thou, O Lord, 

In kindness dost chastise, 
And by Thy sacred rules to walk, 
Dost lovingly advise. 

2. For God will never from His saints 

His favor wholly take : 
His own possession, and His lot 
He will not quite forsake. 

Doxology. 

To Thee, O Father, Son, to Thee, 

To Thee, O Spirit blessed, 
All glory in one Godhead be 

By all the saints addressed. 



703. c. m. Logan. 

Hek ways are ways of pleasantness.— Prov. 3 : 17. 

1. O, happy is the man who hears 

Instruction's warning voice, 
And who celestial Wisdom makes 
His early, only choice. 

2. For she has treasure greater far 

Than east or west unfold, 
And her reward is more secure 
Than is the gain of gold. 

3. In her right hand she holds to view 

A length of happy years, 
And in her left the prize of fame 
And honor bright appears. 

492 



PEACE, SAFETY, HOPE, AND JOY. 



4. She guides the young, with innocence 

In pleasure's path to tread ; 
A crown of glory she bestows 
Upon the hoary head. 

5. According as her labors rise, 

So her rewards increase ; 
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, 
And all her paths are peace. 



704. L. M. Watts. 

BEIXG JUSTIFIED BY FAITH, HATE PEACE WITH GOD. — Roill. 5 : 1. 

1. Lord, how secure and blessed are they 

Who feel the joys of pardoned sin ! 
Should storms of wrath shake earth and sea, 
Their minds have heaven and peace within. 

2. The day glides swiftly o'er their heads, 

Made up of innocence and love, 
And soft and silent as the shades 
Their nightly minutes gently move. 

705. C. M. Watts. 

Thou hast holder me by my eight h asd. — Ps. 73 : 23. 

1. God, my Supporter and my Hope, 

My Help forever near, 
Thine arm of mercy held me up, 
When sinking in despair. 

2. Thy counsels, Lord, shall guide my feet 

Through this dark wilderness. 
Thine hand conduct me near Thy seat, 
To dwell before Thy face. 



MAN A CHRISTIAN. 



3. Were I in heaven without my God, 

'Twould be no joy to me ; 
And while this earth is my abode, 
I long for none but Thee. 

4. What if the springs of life were broke, 

And flesh and heart should faint ; 
God is my soul's eternal Rock, 
The Strength of every saint. 



706. 7s. Cennick. 

Rejoicing ts hope. — Rom. 12: 12. 

1. Children of the heavenly King, 
As ye journey, sweetly sing ; 
Sing your Saviour's worthy praise, 
Glorious in His works and ways. 

2. Ye are travelling home to God 
In the way the fathers trod ; 
They are happy now, and ye 
Soon then- happiness shall see. 

3. Shout, ye little flock, and blessed ! 
You on Jesus' throne shall rest ; 
There your seat is now prepared ; 
There your kingdom and reward. 

4. Fear not, brethren ; joyful stand 
On the borders of your land ; 
Christ, your Father's darling Son, 
Bids you undismayed go on. 

5. Lord, submissive make us go, 
Gladly leaving all below ; 
Only Thou our Leader be. 
And we still will follow Thee. 



PEACE, SAFETY, HOPE, AXD JOT. 



707. S. M. Swaix. 

He will not suffeb thy foot to be moved. — Ps. 121 :3. 

1. I stand on Zion's mount, 

And view my starry crown ; 
No power on earth my hope can shake, 
Nor hell can thrust me down. 

2. The lofty hills and towers 

That lift their heads on high, 
Shall all be levelled low in dust ; 
Their very names shall die. 

3. The vaulted heavens shall fall, 

Built by Jehovah's hands ; 
But firmer than the heavens the Rock 
Of my salvation stands. 

Doxology. 

Praise to the Father be ; 

Praise to the Son, who rose ; 
Praise to the blessed Comforter, 

While time unending flows. 

708. C. M. Watts. 

Let us be glad and eejoice, and give honor to Him. — Rev. 19 : 7. 

1. Seraphs, with elevated strains, 

Circle the throne around, 
And move and charm the starry plains 
With an immortal sound. 

2. Jesus, the Lord, their harps employs ; 

Jesus, my Love, they sing ; 
Jesus, the name of both our joys, 
Sounds sweet from every string. 

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MAN A CHRISTIAN. 



3. Now let me rise, and join their song, 

And be an angel too ; 
My heart, my hand, my ear, my tongue, 
Here's joyful work for you. 

4. I would begin the music here, 

And so my soul should rise ; 
O for some heavenly notes to bear 
My spirit to the skies ! 

709. S. M. Doddridge. 

They shall sixg in the ways of the Lord. — Ps. 138: 5. 

1. Now let our voices join 

To form one pleasant song; 
Ye pilgrims in Jehovah's ways, 
With music pass along. 

2. How straight the path appears ! 

How open and how fair ! 
No lurking gins to entrap our feet, 
No fierce destroyer there. 

3. But flowers of paradise 

In rich profusion spring ; 
The Sun of glory gilds the path, 
And dear companions sing. 

4. See Salem's golden spires 

In beauteous prospect rise, 
And brighter crowns than mortals wear, 
Which sparkle through the skies. 

5. Reduce the nations, Lord ; 

Teach all their kings Thy ways, 
That earth's full choir the notes may swell, 
And heaven resound the praise. 
496 



PEACE, SAEETY, HOPE, AXD JOT. 



710. 



L. M. 



Watts. 



MT FLESH ALSO SHALL EE ST IN HOPE. 



:.-Ps. 16: 9. 



L WheH God is nigh, my faith is strong ; 
His arm is my almighty prop : 
Be glad, my heart, rejoice, my tongue ; 
My dying flesh shall rest in hope. 

2. Though in the dust I lay my head, 

Yet, gracious God, Thou wilt not leave 
My soul forever with the dead, 

Nor lose Thy children hi the grave. 

3. My flesh shall Thy first call obey, 

Shake off the dust, and rise on high ; 
Then shalt Thou lead the wondrous way 
Up to Thy throne above the sky. 

4. There streams of endless pleasure flow, 

And full discoveries of Thy grace, 
Which we but tasted here below, 

Spread heavenly joys through all the place. 



I will joy nr the God of mt saltatiox. — Hab. 3 : 18. 



1. What though no flowers the fig tree clothe, 



The labor of the olive fail, 
And fields no meat supply ; 

2. Though from the fold, with sad surprise. 
My flock cut off I see ; 
Though famine pine in empty stalls, 
Where herds were wont to be, — 



711. 



C. M. 



Logan. 



Though vines their fruit deny, 



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497 



MAN A CHRISTIAN. 



3. Yet in the Lord will I be glad, 

And glory in His love : 
In Him I'll joy, who will the God 
Of my salvation prove. 

4. God is the Treasure of my soul, 

The Source of lasting joy — 
A joy which want shall not impair, 
Nor death itself destroy. 

712. S. M. Watts. 

Let the children of Zion be joyful in theie King. — Ps. 149 : 2. 

1. Come, we who love the Lord, 

And let our joys be known ; 
Join in a song of sweet accord, 
And thus surround the throne. 

2. Let those refuse to sing 

Who never knew our God ; 
But favorites of the heavenly King 
May speak their joys abroad. 

8. The men of grace have found 
Glory begun below ; 
Celestial fruits on 'earthly ground 
From faith and hope may grow. 

4. The hill of Zion yields 

A thousand sacred sweets, 
Before we reach the heavenly fields, 
Or walk the golden streets. 

5. Then let our songs abound, 

And every tear be dry ; 
We're marching through Immanuel's ground 
To fairer worlds on high. 

498 



PEACE, SAFETY, HOPE, AND JOT. 



713. 7s & 6s. Cowper. 

Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. — Matt. 6 : 28. 

1. Sometimes a light surprises 

The Christian while he sings ; 
It is the Lord, who rises 

With healing in His wings : 
When comforts are declining, 

He grants the soul again 
A season of clear shining, 

To cheer it after rain. 

2. In holy contemplation, 

We sweetly then pursue 
The theme of God's salvation, 

And find it ever new : 
Set free from present sorrow, 

We cheerfully can say, 
" E'en let the unknown morrow 

Bring with it what it may." 

3. It can bring with it nothing 

But He will bear us through ; 
Who gives the lilies clothing 

Will clothe His people too : 
Beneath the spreading heavens 

No creature but is fed ; 
And He who feeds the ravens 

Will give His children bread. 

714. C. M. Watts. 

TnEY THAT SOW 15" TEARS SHALL REAP IN JOY. — Ps. 126 : 5. 

1. When God revealed His gracious name, 
And changed my mournful state, 
My rapture seemed a pleasing drearn, 
The grace appeared so great. 
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MAN A CHRISTIAN. 



2. The world beheld the glorious change, 

And did Thy hand confess ; * 
My tongue broke out in unknown strains. 
And sang surprising grace. 

3. " Great is the work," my neighbors cried, 

And owned Thy power divine ; 
" Great is the work," my heart replied, 
"And be the glory Thine." 

4. The Lord can clear the darkest skies, 

Can give us day for night, 
Make drops of sacred sorrow rise 
To rivers of delight. 

5. Let those that sow in sadness wait 

Till the fair harvest come ; 
They shall confess their sheaves are great, 
And shout the blessings home. 

715. CM. Watts. 

My Beloved is mine, and I am His. — Cant. 2: 16. 

1. My God, the Spring of all my joys, 

The Life of my delights, 
The Glory of my brightest days, 
And Comfort of my nights ! 

2. In darkest shades, if He appear, 

My dawning is begun ! 
He is my soul's sweet Morning Star, 
And He my rising Sun. 

3. The opening heavens around me shine 

With beams of sacred bliss, 
While Jesus shows His heart is mine, 
And whispers, I am His. 

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PEACE, SAFETY, HOPE, AND JOY. 



4. My soul would leave this heavy clay 

At that transporting word, 
Run up with joy the shining way, 
To embrace my dearest Lord. 

5. Fearless of hell and ghastly death, 

I'd break through every foe ; 
The wings of love, and arms of faith, 
Should bear me conqueror through. 

716. C. M. Watts. 

Thine eyes shall see the King in His beauty. — Is. 33 : 17. 

1. FroaI Thee, my God, my joys shall rise, 

And run eternal rounds, 
Beyond the limits of the skies, 
And all created bounds. 

2. The holy triumphs of my soul 

Shall death itself outbrave, 
Leave dull mortality behind, 
And fly beyond the grave. 

3. There, where my blessed Jesus reigns, 

In heaven's unmeasured space, 
I'll spend a long eternity 
In pleasure and in praise. 

4. Millions of years my wondering eyes 

Shall o'er Thy beauties rove, 
And endless ages I'll adore 
The glories of Thy love. 

5. Sweet Jesus, every smile of Thine , 

Shall fresh endearments bring, 
And thousand tastes of new delight 
From all Thy graces spring. 
501 



MAN A CHRISTIAN. 

6. Haste, my Beloved ; fetch my soul 
Up to Thy blest abode ; 
Fly, for my spirit longs to see 
My Saviour and my God. 



717. 8s, 7s & 4. Faavcett. 

Hope thou i> t God. — Ps. 42 : 5. 

1. O my soul, what means this sadness ? 

Wherefore art thou thus cast down ? 
Let thy griefs be turned to gladness ; 
Bid thy restless fears be gone : 

Look to Jesus, 
And rejoice in His dear name. 

2. What though Satan's strong temptations 

Yex and tease thee day by day, 
And thy sinful inclinations 
Often fill thee with dismay ; 

Thou shalt conquer 
Through the Lamb's redeeming blood. 

3. Though ten thousand ills beset thee, 

From without and from within, 
Jesus saith He'll ne'er forget thee, 
But will save from hell and sin ; 

He is faithful 
To perform His gracious word. 

4. O that I could now adore Him, 

Like the heavenly host above, 
Who forever bow before Him, 
And unceasing sing His love ! 

Happy songsters ! 
When shall I your chorus join ? 
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PEACE, SAFETY, HOPE, AND JOY. 



718. CM. Watts. 

He shall strengthen thixe heart. — Ps. 27 : 14. 

1. Soon as I heard my Father say, 

" Ye children, seek My grace," 
My heart replied without delay, 
u I'll seek my Father's face." 

2. Let not Thy face be hid from me, 

Nor frown my soul away : 
God of my life, I fly to Thee 
In a distressing day. 

3. Should friends and kindred near and dear 

Leave me to want or die, 
My God would make my life His care, 
And all my need supply. 

4. Wait on the Lord, ye trembling saints, 

And keep your courage up ; 
He'll raise your spirit when it faints, 
And far exceed your hope. 

719. L. M. White. 

Whex they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. 

Matt. 2 : 10. 

1. When, marshalled on the nightly plain, 

The glittering host bestud the sky, 
One Star alone, of all the train, 

Can fix the sinner's wandering eye. 

2. Hark ! hark ! to God the chorus breaks 

From every host, from every gem ; 
But one alone the Saviour speaks : 
It is the Star of Bethlehem. 
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MAN A CHRISTIAN. 



Once on the raging seas I rode, 

The storm was loud, the night was dark, 
The ocean yawned ; and rudely blowed 

The wind that tossed my foundering bark. 

Deep horror then my vitals froze ; 

Death-struck, I ceased the tide to stem ; 
When suddenly a star arose : 

It was the Star of Bethlehem. 

It was my guide, my light, my all ; 

It bade my dark forebodings cease ; 
And through the storm and dangers' thrall, 

It led me to the port of peace. 

Now, safely moored, my perils o'er, 

I'll sing, first in night's diadem, 
Forever and forevermore, 

The Star! — the Star of Bethlehem! 



720. C. M. C. Psalmist. 

The holt Jerusalem. — Rev. 21 : 10. 

1. Jerusalem ! my happy home ! 

Name ever dear to me ! 
When shall my labors have an end 
In joy, and peace, and thee ? 

2. When shall these eyes thy heaven-built walls 

And pearly gates behold ? 
Thy bulwarks with salvation strong, 
And streets of shining gold ? 

3. There happier bowers than Eden's bloom, 

Nor sin nor sorrow know : 
Blest seats ! through rude and stormy scenes 
I onward press to you. 

^04 



4. 



5. 



G. 



PEACE, SAFETY, HOPE, AND JOY. 



4. Why should I shrink at pain and woe, 

Or feel at death dismay ? 
I've Canaan's goodly land in view, 
And realms of endless day. 

5. Apostles, martyrs, prophets there, 

Around my Saviour stand ; 
And soon my friends in Christ below, 
Will join the glorious band. 

6. Jerusalem ! my happy home ! 

My soul still pants for thee ; 
Then shall my labors have an end, 
When I thy joys shall see. 



721. L. M. J. Wesley. 

Seabch me, O God, axd know mine heakt. — Ps. 139 : 23. 

1. Thou, to whose all-searching sight 
The darkness shineth as the light, 
Search, prove my heart ; it pants for Thee ; 
O, burst these bonds, and set it free. 

2. Wash out its stains, refine its dross, 
Nail my affections to the cross ; 
Hallow each thought ; let all within 
Be clean, as Thou, my Lord, art clean. 

3. If in this darksome wild I stray, 

Be Thou my Light, be Thou my Way ; 

ISo foes, no violence, I fear, 

No fraud, while Thou, my God, art near. 

4. When rising floods my soul o'erflow, 
When sinks my heart in waves of woe, 
Jesus, Thy timely aid impart, 

And raise my head, and cheer my heart. 
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THE CHURCH. 



5. Saviour, where'er Thy steps I see, 
Dauntless, untired, I follow Thee ; 
O, let Thy hand support me still, 
And lead nie to Thy holy hill. 



THE CHURCH. — FOUNDATION AND 
SAFETY. 

722. S. M. Watts. 

God is known in hek palaces for a Refuge. — Ps. 48 : 3. 

1. Great is the Lord our God, 

And let His praise be great ; 
He makes His churches His abode, 
His most delightful seat. 

2. These temples of His grace, 

How beautiful they stand ! 
The honors of our native place, 
And bulwarks of our land. 

3. In Zion God is known, 

A Refuge in distress ; 
How bright has His salvation shone 
Through all her palaces ! 

4. Oft have our fathers told, 

Our eyes have often seen, 
How well our God secures the fold, 
Where His own sheep have been. 

5. In every new distress 

We'll to His house repair ; 
We'll think upon His wondrous grace, 
And seek deliverance there. 
506 



FOUNDATION AND SAFETY. 



723. L. M. Watts. 

The Stone which the builders refused is become the Head Stone 
of the Corner. — Ps. 118 : 22. 

1. Lo, what a glorious Corner Stone 

The Jewish builders did refuse ; 
But God hath built his church thereon, 
In spite of envy and the Jews. 

2. Great God, the work is all divine, 

The joy and wonder of our eyes ; 
This is the day that proves it Thine, 
The day that saw our Saviour rise. 

3. Sinners, rejoice, and saints, be glad ; 

Hosanna ! let His name be blessed ; 
A thousand honors on His head, 

With peace, and light, and glory rest. 

4. In God's own name He comes to bring 

Salvation to our dying race ; 
Let the whole church address their King 
With hearts of joy and songs of praise. 

724. 8s & 7s. Newton. 

There the glorious Lord will be unto us a place of broad rivers 
and streams.— is. 33: 21. 

1. Glorious things of thee are spoken, 

Zion, city of our God : 
He whose word cannot be broken 

Formed thee for His own abode ; 
On the Rock of Ages founded, 

What can shake thy sure repose ? 
With salvation's walls surrounded, 

Thou mayst smile at all thy foes. 

2. See the streams of living waters, 

Springing from eternal love, 
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THE CHURCH. 



Well supply thy sons and daughters, 

And all fear of want remove ! 
Who can faint, while such a river 

Ever flows their thirst to assuage ? 
Grace, which, like the Lord, the Giver, 

Never fails from age to age. 

3. Round each habitation hovering, 

See the cloud and fire appear, 
For a glory and a covering, 

Showing that the Lord is near ; 
Thus deriving from their banner 

Light by night and shade by day : 
Safe they feed upon the manna 

Which He gives them when they pray. 

725. C. M. S. F. Smith. 

The planting of the Lord that He might be glorified. — Is. 61 : 3. 

1. Planted in Christ, the living Vine, 

This day, with one accord, 
Ourselves, with humble faith and joy, 
We yield to Thee, O Lord. 

2. Joined in one body may we be ; 

One inward life partake ; 
One be our heart ; one heavenly hope 
In every bosom wake. 

3. In prayer, in effort, tears, and toils, 

One Wisdom be our guide ; 
Taught by one Spirit from above, 
In Thee may we abide. 

4. Then, when among the saints in light 

Our joyful spirits shine, 
Shall anthems of immortal praise, 
O Lamb of God, be Thine. 

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FOUNDATION AND SAFETY. 



726. 8s, 7s, & 4. Kellt. 

AS THE MOUNTAINS ARE ROU>'D ABOUT JERUSALEM, SO THE LORD IS ROUND 

about His people. — Ps. 125 : 2. 

1. Ziox stands with hills surrounded, 

Zion, kept by Power divine ; 
All her foes shall be confounded, 
Though the world in arms combine ; 

Happy Zion, 
What a favored lot is thine ! 

2. Every human tie may perish, 

Friend to friend unfaithful prove, 
Mothers cease their own to cherish, 
Heaven and earth at last remove ; 

But no changes 
Can attend Jehovah's love. 

3. In the furnace God may prove thee, 

Thence to bring thee forth more bright, 
But can never cease to love thee ; 
Thou art precious in His sight ; 

God is with thee, 
God, thine everlasting Light. 



727. L. M. Cowper. 

The Lord is there. — Ezek. 48 : 35. 

1. As birds their infant brood protect, 

And spread their wings to shelter them, 
Thus saith the Lord to His elect, 
" So will I guard Jerusalem." 

2. Jehovah founded it in blood — 

The blood of His incarnate Son ; 
There dwell the saints, once foes to God, 
The sinners whom He calls his own. 
509 



THE CHURCH. 

3. There, though besieged on every side, 

Yet much beloved and guarded well, 
From age to age they have defied 
The utmost force of earth and hell. 

4. Let earth repent, and hell despair ; 

This city has a sure defence ; 
Her name is called " The Lord is there ; " 
And who has power to drive them thence ? 



728. C. M. Watts. 

We have a strong city. — Is. 26: 1. 

1. How honorable is the place 
Where we adoring stand — 
Zion, the glory of the earth, 
And beauty of the land ! 



2. Bulwarks of mighty grace defend 
The city where we dwell ; 
The walls, of strong salvation made, 
Defy the assaults of hell. 



3. Lift up the everlasting gates, 

The doors wide open fling; 
Enter, ye nations that obey 
The statutes of our King. 

4. Here shall you taste unmingled joys, 

And live in perfect peace, 
You who have known Jehovah's name, 
And ventured on His grace. 



5. Trust in the Lord, forever trust, 
And banish all your fears ; 
Strength in the Lord Jehovah dwells, 
Eternal as His years. 

510 



FOUNDATION AND SAFETY. 



729. lis & 8s. Montgomery. 

"Walk about Zio>", axd go bound about her. — Ps. 48: 12. 

1. The joy of the earth, from her beautiful height, 

Is Zion's impregnable hill ; 
The Lord in her temple still taketh delight ; 
God reigns in her palaces still. 

2. Go, walk about Zion, and measure the length ; 

Her walls and her bulwarks mark well ; 
Contemplate her palaces, glorious in strength, 
Her towers and her pinnacles tell. 

3. Then say to your children, " Our stronghold is tried ; 

This God is our God to the end ; 
His people forever His counsels shall guide, 
His arm shall forever defend." 

Doxology. 

To Father, Redeemer, and Spirit, one God, 

All praises we join to proclaim, 
And hope yet, in strains more sublimely on high, 

Adoring, to bless Thy great name. 

730. S. M. D WIGHT. 

IF I FORGET THEE, O JERUSALEM, LET MT ETGHT HAND FORGET IIER CUX- 
NLNG. — Ps. 137 : 5. 

1. I love Thy kingdom, Lord, 

The house of Thine abode, 
The church our blest Redeemer saved 
With His own precious blood. 

2. I love Thy church, O God ; 

Her walls before Thee stand, 
Dear as the apple of Thine eye, 
And graven on Thy hand. 

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THE CHURCH. 



3. If e'er my heart forget 

Her welfare or her woe, 
Let every joy this heart forsake, 
And every grief o'erflow. 

4. Beyond my highest joy, 

I prize her heavenly ways, 
Her sweet communion, solemn vows, 
Her hymns of love and praise. 

5. Jesus, Thou Friend divine, 

Our Saviour and our King, 
Thy hand from every snare and foe 
Shall great deliverance bring. 

6. Sure as Thy truth shall last, 

To Zion shall be given 
The brightest glories earth can yield, 
And brighter bliss of heaven. 



731. S. M. Montgomery. 

He shall feed His flock like a shepherd. — Is. 40 : U. 

1. Green pastures and clear streams, 

Freedom and quiet rest, 
Christ's flock enjoy beneath His beams, 
Or in His shadow blessed. 

2. The mountain and the vale, 

Forest and field, they range ; 
The morning dew, the evening gale, 
Bring health in every change. 

3. The wounded and the weak, 

He comforts, heals, and binds ; 
The lost He came from heaven to seek, 
And saves them when He finds. 
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FOUNDATION AND SAFETY. 

4. Conflicts and trials done, 
His glory they behold, 
Where Jesus and His flock are one, 
One Shepherd and one fold. 



732. L. M. Watt 

I AM THE LOBD TOUR GOD, DWELLING IX ZlON. — Joel 3 : 17. 

1. Happy the church, thou sacred place, 
The seat of thy Creator's grace ; 
Thy holy courts are His abode, 
Thou earthly palace of our God. 

2. Thy walls are strength, and at thy gates 
A guard of heavenly warriors waits ; 
Nor shall thy deep foundations move, 
Fixed on His counsels and His love. 

3. Thy foes in vain designs engage ; 
Against His throne in vain they rage, 
Like rising waves, with angry roar, 
That dash and die upon the shore. 

4. God is our Shield, and God our Sun ; 
Swift as the fleeting moments run, 
On us He sheds new beams of grace, 
And we reflect His brightest praise. 

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THE CHURCH. 



THE CHURCH. — THE MINISTRY. 
733. S. M. Watts. 

HOW BEAUTIFUL UPON THE MOUNTAINS ARE THE FEET OF HIM THAT BRING- 
ETH GOOD TIDI>GS ! — Is. 52 : 7. 

1. How beauteous are their feet 

Who stand on Zion's hill ! 
Who bring salvation on their tongues, 
And words of peace reveal ! 

2. How charming is their voice ! 

How sweet the tidings are ! 
" Zion, behold thy Saviour King ; 
He reigns and triumphs here." 

3. How happy are our ears, 

That hear this joyful sound, 
Which kings and prophets waited for, 
And sought, but never found ! 

4. How blessed are our eyes, 

That see this heavenly light ! 
Prophets and kings desired it long, 
But died, without the sight. 

5. The watchmen join their voice, 

And tuneful notes employ ; 
Jerusalem breaks forth in songs, 
And deserts learn the joy. 

6. The Lord makes bare His arm 

Through all the earth abroad ; 
Let every nation now behold 
Their Saviour and their God. 
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THE MINISTRY. 



734. L. M. Doddridge. 



If thou wilt keep My chaege, the>- thou shalt also judge My house. 

Zech. 3:7. 

L Great Lord of angels, we adore 

The grace that builds Thy courts below, 
And through ten thousand suns of light, 
Stoops to regard what mortals do. 



2. Amid the wastes of time and death, 
Successive pastors Thou dost raise, 
Thy charge to keep, Thy house to guide, 
And form a people for Thy praise. 



3. At length, dismissed from feeble clay, 

Thy servants join the angelic band ; 
With them through distant worlds they fly, 
With them before Thy presence stand. 

4. glorious hope ! O blest employ ! 

Sweet lenitive of grief and care ! 
When shall we reach those radiant courts, 
And all their joy and honor share ? 



5. Yet while these labors we pursue, 

Thus distant from Thy heavenly throne, 
Give us a zeal and love like theirs, 

And half their heaven shall here be known. 



735. L. M. Watts. 

Go ye ixto all the world, axd peeach the gospel. — Mark 16 : 15. 

1. " Go, preach My gospel," saith the Lord; 
u Bid the whole earth My grace receive ; 
He shall be saved that trusts My word ; 
He shall be damned that won't believe. 



THE CHURCH. 



2. " I'll make jour great commission known, 

And ye shall prove My gospel true 
By all the works that I have done, 
By all the wonders ye shall do. 

3. " Go heal the sick ; go raise the dead ; 

Go cast out devils in My name ; 
Nor let My prophets be afraid, 

Though Greeks reproach, and Jews blaspheme. 

4. " Teach all the nations My commands ; 

I'm with you till the world shall end ; 
All power is trusted in My hands ; 
I can destroy, and I defend." 

5. He spake, and light shone round His head ; 

On a bright cloud to heaven He rode ; 
They to the farthest nations spread 
The grace of their ascended God. 

736. C. M. S. F. Smith. 

They are white already to harvest. — John 4 : 35. 

1. Far o'er the land the precious grain 

Waves 'neath the sunny sky ; 
And ripening harvests offer sheaves 
For immortality. 

2. But who will reap the golden fruit, 

And who at last will stand, 
A faithful servant, crowned with joy, 
O Lord, at Thy right hand ? 

3. Be ours the work, be ours the joy ; 

To us the charge be given 
To gather souls to Christ, and find 
Our garnered sheaves in heaven. 
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THE MINISTRY. 



4. Strength to the reapers, mighty God, 

Strength to the reapers send, 
To bear the burden of the day, 
And labor till the end. 

5. Then songs of triumph shall arise, 

Then shall Thy kingdom come, 
And echoing anthems greet at last 
The heavenly harvest home. 

737. L. M. Montgomery. 

Receive Him, ttterefoee, as the Lobd, with all gladness. — Phil. 2 : 20. 

1. We bid thee welcome in the name 

Of Jesus, our exalted Head; 
Come as a servant ; so He came ; 
And we receive thee in His stead. 

2. Come as a shepherd ; guard and keep 

This fold from hell, and earth, and sin ; 
Nourish the lambs, and feed the sheep, 
The wounded heal, the lost bring in. 

3. Come as a teacher sent from God, 

Charged His whole counsel to declare ; 
Lift o'er our ranks the prophet's rod, 

"While we uphold thy hands with prayer. 

4. Come as a messenger of peace. 

Filled with the Spirit, fired with love ; 
Live to behold our large increase, 
And die to meet us all above. 

Doxoeogy. 

Blessing and honor, praise and love, 

Co-equal, co-eternal Three. 
In earth below, in heaven above. 

By all Thy work-, be paid to Thee. 
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THE CHURCH. 



738. C. M. Doddkidgi:. 

They watch for tour souls as they that must give accovnt. 

Heb. i3 : 17. 

1. Let Zion's watchmen all awake, 

And take the alarm they give ; 
Now let them from the mouth of God 
Their solemn charge receive. 

2. 'Tis not a cause of small import 

The pastor's care demands, 
But what might fill ah angel's heart, 
And filled a Saviour's hands. 

3. They watch for souls for whom the Lord 

Did heavenly bliss forego, 
For souls that must forever live 
In rapture or in woe. 

4. All to the great tribunal haste, 

The account to render there ; 
And shouldst Thou strictly mark our faults, 
Lord, how should we appear ? 

5. May they that Jesus whom they preach, 

Their own Redeemer, see ; 
And watch Thou daily o'er their souls, 
That they may watch for Thee. 



739. L. M. Dwight. 

Let all those that seek Thee rejoice akd be glad in - Thee. — Ps. 70 : 4. 

1. O Thou whose hand the kingdom sways, 
Whom earth, and hell, and heaven obeys, 
To help Thy chosen sons appear, 
And show Thy power and glory here. 
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THE MINISTRY. 



2. 0, haste, with every gift inspired, 
With glory, truth, and grace attired, 
Thou Star of heaven's eternal morn, 
Thou Sun, whom beams divine adorn. 

3. Saints shall be glad before Thy face, 
And grow in love, and truth, and grace ; 
Thy church shall blossom in Thy sight, 
And fruits of peace and pure delight. 

4. O, hither, then, Thy footsteps bend; 
Swift as a roe, from hills descend ; 
Mild as the Sabbath's cheerful ray, 
Till life unfolds eternal day. 



740. L. M. S. F. Smith. 

GO THOU A> T D PREACH THE KINGDOM OF GOD. — Luke 9 : GO. 

1. Go, heralds of salvation, forth ; 

Go, in your heavenly Master's name ; 
From east to west, from south to north, 
The glorious gospel wide proclaim. 

2. Go, bid the thirsty desert bloom ; 

Go, bid the weary spirit rest ; 
Go, seek the wanderers through the gloom, 
And guide them to the Saviour's breast. 

3. Go forth to sow the living seed ; 

Seek not earth's praise, nor dread its frown : 
Nor labors fear, nor trials heed ; 
Win jewels for Immanuel's crown. 

4. " Lo, I am with you," saith the Lord ; 

« My grace your spirits shall sustain ; 
Strong is My arm, and sure My word ; 
My servants shall not toil in vain. 
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5. " Go forth in hope ; My burden take, 

Till God's great reaping day shall come ; 
Then they who sowed in tears shall wake, 
And hail the joyful harvest home." 

741. 8s, 7s, & 4. 

Prosper, I pray Thee, Thy servant. — Neh. 1 : 11. 

1. Father, by Thy heavenly blessing, 

Now confirm this new-formed tie ; 
To Thine ear our prayers addressing, 
We beseech Thee to be nigh. 

Seal this union ; 
Hallow it in courts on high. 

2. Now the sacred trust is given ; 

Now the solemn charge is made ; 
Help Thy son in strength from heaven 
Keep these vows upon him laid. 

Thou art ready 
Ever thus to grant Thine aid. 

3. And when earth's few years have fleeted, 

Grant that, in Thy home of light, 
Past the joys and griefs now meted, 
Pastor, people, may unite, 

Ever dwelling 
In the glory of Thy sight. 

742. C. M. Newton. 

Being ensamples to the flock. — 1 Pet. 5 : 3. 

1. Chief Shepherd of Thy chosen sheep, 
From death and sin set free, 
May every under-shepherd keep 
His eye intent on Thee. 

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2. With plenteous grace their hearts prepare 

To execute Thy will, 
Compassion, patience, love and care, 
And faithfulness and skill. 

3. Inflame their minds with holy zeal 

Their flocks to feed and teach, 
And let them live, and let them feel, 
The sacred truths they preach. 

743. L. M. Beddome. 

Brethren, pray for rs. — 1 Thess. 5 : 25. 

1. Father of mercies, bow Thine ear, 
Attentive to our earnest prayer ; 

We plead for those who plead for Thee ; 
Successful may they ever be. 

2. Clothe them with energy divine, 
And let their messages be Thine ; 
To them Thy sacred truth reveal ; 
Suppress their fear, inflame their zeal. 

3. Teach them to sow the precious seed ; 
Teach them Thy chosen flock to feed ; 
Teach them immortal souls to gain 
From paths that lead to endless pain. 

4. How great their work ! how vast their charge ! 
Do Thou their anxious souls enlarge, 

Till light through distant realms be spread, 
And Zion rear her drooping head. 
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744. L. M. Montgomery. 

In Me is thine help. — Hos. 13 : 9. 

1. Pour out Thy Spirit from on high ; 

Lord, Thine assembled servants bless ; 
Graces and gifts to each supply, 

And clothe Thy priests with righteousness. 

2. Wisdom, and zeal, and faith impart, 

Firmness with meekness from above, 
To bear Thy people on our heart, 

And love the souls whom Thou dost love ; 

3. To watch and pray, and never faint ; 

By day and night strict guard to keep ; 
To warn the sinner, cheer the saint, 

Nourish Thy lambs, and feed Thy sheep ; 

4. Then, when our work is finished here, 

In humble hope our charge resign ; 
When the chief Shepherd shall appear, 
O God, may they and we be Thine. 



THE CHURCH. — DEDICATION. 

745. 7s. Mont g o m e r y. 

Mine house shall be called a house of prater for all people. 

Is. 50 : 7. 

1. Lord of hosts, to Thee we raise 
Here a house of prayer and praise ; 
Thou Thy people's hearts prepare 
Here to meet for praise and prayer. 



DEDICATION. 



2. Let the living here be fed 

With Thy word, the heavenly bread ; 
Here, in hope of glory blessed, 
May the dead be laid to rest. 

3. Here to Thee a temple stand, 
While the sea shall gird the land ; 
Here reveal Thy mercy sure, 
While the sun and moon endure. 

4. Hallelujah ! earth and sky 
To the joyful sound reply ; 
Hallelujah ! hence ascend 

Prayer and praise till time shall end. 

746. H. M. Francis. 

NOW, THEREFORE, ARISE, O LORD GOD, INTO THY RESTING PLACE. 

2 Chron. 6 : 41. 

1. In sweet, exalted strains 

The King of glory praise ; 
O'er heaven and earth He reigns 
Through everlasting days ; 
He with a nod the world controls, 
Sustains or sinks the distant poles. 

2. To earth He bends His throne, 

His throne of grace divine ; 
Wide is His bounty known, 

And wide His glories shine ; 
Fair Salem, still His chosen rest, 
Is with His smiles and presence blessed. 

3. Then, King of glory, come, 

And with Thy favor crown 
This temple as Thy dome, 
This people as Thy own ; 
Beneath this roof O deign to show 
How God can dwell with men below. 
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4. Here may Thine ears attend 

Our interceding cries, 
And grateful praise ascend, 

All fragrant, to the skies ; 
Here may Thy word melodious sound, 
And spread celestial joys around. 

5. Here may the attentive throng 

Imbibe Thy truth and love, 
And converts join the song 

Of seraphim above, 
And willing crowds surround Thy board, 
With sacred joy and sweet accord. 

747. C. M. Bryant. 

In His temple doth every one speak of His glory. — Ps. 29 : 9. 

1. O Thou whose own vast temple stands 

Built over earth and sea, 
Accept the walls that human hands 
Have raised to worship Thee. 

2. Lord, from Thine inmost glory send, 

Within these courts to 'bide, 
The peace that dwelleth, without end, 
Serenely by Thy side. 

3. May erring minds that worship here - 

Be taught the better way, 
And they who mourn, and they who fear, 
Be strengthened as they pray. 

4. May faith grow firm, and love grow warm, 

And pure devotion rise, 
While round these hallowed walls the storm 
Of earth-born passion dies. 
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748. L. M. Doddridge. 

The Highest Himself shall establish heb. — Ps. 87 : 5. 

1. Axd will the great, eternal God 
On earth establish His abode ? 

And will He from His radiant throne 
Atow our temples for His own ? 

2. These walls we to Thy honor raise ; 
Long may they echo with Thy praise ; 
And Thou, descending, fill the place 
With choicest tokens of Thy grace. 

3. Here let the great Redeemer reign, 
With all the graces of His train ; 
While power divine His word attends, 
To conquer foes and cheer His friends. 

4. And in the great decisive day. 
When God the nations shall survey, 
May it before the world appear 
That crowds were born to glory here. 



749. L. M. Pierpoxt. 

This is xoxe othee but the house of God.— Gen. 28 : 17. 

1. O, bow Thine ear, Eternal One! 

On Thee our heart adoring calls ; 
To Thee the followers of Thy Son 

Have raised and now devote these walls. 

2. Here let Thy holy days be kept ; 

And be this place to worship given, 
Like that bright spot where Jacob slept, 
The house of God, the gate of heaven. 



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3. Here be Thy praise devoutly sung ; 

Here let Thy truth beam forth to save, 
As when, of old, Thy Spirit hung, 
On wings of light, o'er Jordan's wave. 

4. And when the lips that with Thy name 

Are vocal now to dust shall turn, 
On others may devotion's flame 
Be kindled here, and purely burn. 

DOXOLOGY. 

All glory to Thy wondrous name, 
Father of mercy, God of love ; 

Exalted be the Lord, the Lamb, 

And thus we praise the heavenly Dove. 

750. c. m. 

SO THE KING AND ALL THE PEOPLE DEDICATED THE HOUSE OP GOD. 

2 Chron. 7 : 5. 

1. God of the universe, to Thee 

This sacred fane we rear, 
And now, with songs and bended knee, 
Invoke Thy presence here. 

2. Long may this echoing dome resound 

The praises of Thy name, 
These hallowed walls to all around 
The Triune God proclaim. 

3. Here let Thy love, Thy presence dwell ; 

Thy glory here make known ; 
Thy people's home, come and fill, 
And seal it as Thine own. 

4. When sad with care, by sin oppressed, 

Here may the burdened soul 
Beneath Thy sheltering wing find rest ; 
Here make the wounded whole. 



DEDICATION. 



5. And when the last long Sabbath morn 
Upon the just shall rise, 
May all who own Thee here be borne 
To mansions in the skies. 



751. C. M. Watts. 



Arise, Lord, into Thy rest ; Thou and the ark of Thy strength. 

PS. 132 : 8. 

1. Arise, O King of grace, arise, 
And enter to Thy rest ; 
Lo, Thy church waits with longing eyes, 
Thus to be owned and blessed. 



2. Enter, with all Thy glorious train, 
Thy Spirit and Thy word ; 
All that the ark did once contain 
Could no such grace afford. 



3. Here, mighty God, accept our vows ; 
Here let Thy praise be spread ; 
Bless the provisions of Thy house, 
And fill Thy poor with bread. 



4. Here let the Son of David reign, 
Let God's Anointed shine ; 
Justice and truth His court maintain, 
With love and power divine. 



5. Here let Him hold a lasting throne, 
And, as His kingdom grows, 
Fresh honors shall adorn His crown, 
And shame confound His foes. 
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THE CHURCH. — ADMISSION AND 
BAPTISM. 

752. 7s. Montgomery. 

Thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God. — Ruth 1: 16. 

1. People of the living God, 

I have sought the world around, 
Paths of sin and sorrow trod, 

Peace and comfort nowhere found. 

2. Now to you my spirit turns — 

Turns, a fugitive unblessed ; 
Brethren, where your altar bums, 
O, receive me into rest. 

3. Lonely I no longer roam, 

Like the cloud, the wind, the wave, 
Where you dwell shall be my home, 
Where you die shall be my grave. 

4. Mine the God whom you adore ; 

Your Redeemer shall be mine ; 
Earth can fill my soul no more ; 
Every idol I resign. 

753. L. M. Doddridge. 

He was fouxd of them ; axv the Lord gate them rest. — 2 Chron. 15 : 15 

1. O happy day, that fixed my choice 

On Thee, my Saviour and my God! 
Well may this glowing heart rejoice, 
And tell its raptures all abroad. 



ADMISSION AND BAPTISM. 



2. happy bond, that seals my vows 

To Him who merits all my love ! 
Let cheerful anthems fill His house, 
While to that sacred shrine I move. 

3. 'Tis done, the great transaction's done ; 

I am my Lord's, and He is mine ; 
He drew me, and I followed on, 

Charmed to confess the voice divine. 

4. Now rest, my long-divided heart ; 

Fixed on this blissful centre, rest ; 
With ashes who would grudge to part, 
When called on angels' bread to feast ? 

5. High Heaven, that heard the solemn vow, 

That vow renewed shall daily hear, 
Till in life's latest hour I bow, 

And bless in death a bond so dear. 

754. L. M. Kelly. 

Come i>~, thou blessed of the Lord. — Gen. 24: 31. 

1. " Come in, thou blessed of the Lord ; " 

Enter in Jesus' precious name ; 
We welcome thee with one accord, 
And trust the Saviour does the same. 

2. Those joys which earth cannot afford 

We'll seek in fellowship to prove, 
Joined in one spirit to our Lord, 
Together bound by mutual love. 

3. And while we pass this vale of tears, 

We'll make our joys and sorrows known ; 
We'll share each other's hopes and fears, 
And count a brother's cares our own. 
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4. Once more our welcome we repeat ; 
Receive assurance of our love ; 
And may we all together meet 
Around the throne of God above. 

755. L. M. Da vies. 

O LOBD, TEULY I AM THY SEEVAJTT.- Ps. 116 S 16. 

1. Lord, am I Thine, entirely Thine, 
Purchased and saved by blood divine ? 
With full consent Thine I would be, 
And own Thy sovereign right in me. 

2. Thee my new Master now I call, 
And consecrate to Thee my all ; 
Lord, let me live and die to Thee, 
Be Thine through all eternity. 

756. L. M. Watts. 

Baptizing them in the name of the Fathee, and of the Sox, and of 
the Holy Ghost. — Matt. 28: 19. 

1. 'Twas the commission of the Lord, 

" Go, teach the nations and baptize." 
The nations have received the word 
Since He ascended to the skies. 

2. ' k Repent, and be baptized," He saith, 

" For the remission of your sins ; " 
And thus our sense assists our faith, 
And shows us what His gospel means. 

3. Our souls He washes in His blood, 

As water makes the body clean ; 
And the good Spirit from our God 
Descends like purifying rain. 
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4. Thus we engage ourselves to Thee, 

And seal our covenant with the Lord ; 
O, may the great Eternal Three 
In heaven our solemn vows record. 

757. C. M. Watts. 

I ESTABLISH MY COVENANT WITH YOU AND "WITH YOUR SEED AFTER Tor. 

Gen. y : 9. 

1. How large the promise, how divine, 

To Abraham and his seed ! 
" I'll be a God to thee and thine, 
Supplying all their need." 

2. The words of His extensive love 

From age to age endure ; 
The Angel of the covenant proves, 
And seals the blessing sure. 

3. Jesus the ancient faith confirms, 

To our great fathers given ; 
He takes young children to His arms, 
And calls them heirs of heaven. 

4. Our God, how faithful are His ways ! 

His love endures the same ; 
Nor from the promise of His grace 
Blots out the children's name. 



758. C. M. Doddridge. 

Suffer the little children to come unto Me. — Mark 10: 14. 

1. See Israel's gentle Shepherd stand, 
With all-engaging charms ; 
Hark, how He calls the tender lambs, 
And folds them in His arms ! 
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2. " Permit them to approach," He cries, 

" Nor scorn their humble name ; 
For 'twas to bless such souls as these, 
The Lord of angels came." 

3. We bring them, Lord, in thankful hands, 

And yield them up to Thee ; 
Joyful that we ourselves are Thine, 
Thine let our offspring be. 

4. Ye little flock, with pleasure hear ; 

Ye children, seek His face, 
And fly with transport to receive 
The blessings of His grace. 

5. If orphans they are left behind, 

Thy guardian care we trust ; 
That care shall heal our bleeding hearts, 
If weeping o'er their dust. 



759. S. M. Clarke. 

I WILL BRING HIM, THAT HE MAT APPEAR BEFORE THE LORD. — 1 Sam. 1 : 

1. To Thee, O God in heaven, 

This little one we bring, 
Giving to Thee what Thou hast given — 
Our dearest offering. 

2. Into a world of toil 

These little feet will roam, 
Where sin its purity may soil, 
Where care and grief may come. 

3. O, then, let Thy pure love, 

With influence serene, 
Come down, like water, from above, 
To comfort and make clean. 
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ADMISSION AND BAPTISM. 

760. L. M. COLLTER. 

And was baptized, he and all his, straightway. — Acts 16 : 33. 

1. United prayers ascend to Thee, 

Eternal Parent of mankind : 
Smile on this waiting family ; 

Thy blessing let Thy servants find. 

2. Let the dear pledges of their love 

Like tender plants around them grow ; 
Thy present grace, and joys above, 
Upon their little ones bestow. 

3. Receive, at their believing hand, 

The charge which they devote as Thine, 
Obedient to their Lord's command, 

And seal, with power, the right divine. 

4. To every member of their house 

Thy grace impart, Thy love extend; 
Grant every good that time allows, 
With heavenly joys that never end. 



761. L. M. BlCKERSTETH. 

He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His 
BOSOM. — Is. 40 : 11. 

1. With thankful hearts our songs we raise, 
To celebrate the Saviour's praise ; 

Yet who but saints in heaven above 
Can tell the riches of His love ? 

2. He, the good Shepherd, kindly leads 
The wanderer, and the hungry feeds, 
Deigns in His arms the lambs to bear, 
And makes them His peculiar care. 

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3. Jesus, to Thy protecting wing 
Our helpless little ones we bring ; 
O, grant them grace and strength, that they 
May find and keep the heavenward way. 



THE CHURCH. —THE LORD'S SUPPER. 
762. C. M. Wardlaw. 

The pkecious blood ol Christ. — 1 Pet. 1 : 19. 

1. Remember Thee, redeeming Lord ! 

While memory holds her place, 
Can we forget the Prince of life, 
Who saves us by His grace ? 

2. The Lord of life, with glory crowned, 

On heaven's exalted throne, 
Remembers those for whom, on earth, 
He heaved His dying groan. 

3. His glory now no tongue of man 

Or seraph bright can tell ; 
Yet 'tis the chief of all His joys 
That souls are saved from hell. 

4. For this He came and dwelt on earth ; 

For this His life was given ; 
For this He fought and vanquished death ; 
For this He pleads in heaven. 

5. Join, all ye saints beneath the sky, 

Your grateful praise to give ; 
Sing loud hosannas to the Lord, 
Who died that you might live. 
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763. L. M. Watts. 

This do is remembrance of Me.— Luke 22: 19. 

1. 'Twas on that dark,* that doleful night, 

When powers of earth and hell arose 
Against the Son of God's delight, 

And friends betrayed Him to His foes. 

2. Before the mournful scene began, 

He took the bread, and blessed, and brake ; 
What love through all His actions ran ! 
What wondrous words of grace He spake ! 

3. " This is My body broke for sin ; 

Receive and eat the living food : " 
Then took the cup, and blessed the wine ; 
" 'Tis the new covenant in My blood. 

4. " Do this," he cried, " till time shall end, 

In memory of your dying Friend ; 
Meet at My table, and record 

The love of your departed Lord." 

5. Jesus, Thy feast we celebrate ; 

We show Thy death, we sing Thy name, 
Till Thou return, and we shall eat 
The marriage supper of the Lamb. 

764. C. M. Watts. 

With lovixg kixdxess hate I dravn thee. — Jer. 31 : 3. 

1. How sweet and awful is the place, 
With Christ within the doors, 
While everlasting love displays 
The choicest of her stores ! 

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2. While all our hearts, and all our songs, 

Join to admire the feast ; 
Each of us cry, with thankful tongues, 
" Lord, why was I a guest ? 

3. " Why was I made to hear Thy voice, 

And enter while there's room — 
When thousands mftke a wretched choice, 
And rather starve than come ? " 

4. 'Twas the same love that spread the feast 

That sweetly forced us in ; 
Else we had still refused to taste, 
And perished in our sin. 

765. C. M. Noel. 

Did not our heart burst within us ? — Luke 24 : 82. 

1. If human kindness meets return 

And owns the grateful tie ; 
If tender thoughts within us burn, 
To feel a Friend is nigh ; — 

2. O, shall not warmer accents tell 

The gratitude we owe 
To Him who died our fears to quell, 
Who bore our guilt and woe ? 

3. While yet in anguish He surveyed 

Those pangs He would not flee, 
What love His latest words displayed ! 
" Meet and remember Me." 

4. Remember Thee ! Thy death, Thy shame, 

Our sinful hearts to share ! 
O, memory, leave no other name 
But His recorded there. 

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766. 



CONDER. 



Come, for all thixgs aee >~ow beady. — Luke 14 : 17. 



1. Many centuries have fled 

Since our Saviour broke the bread, 
And this sacred feast ordained, 
Ever by His church retained : 
Those His body who discern 
Thus shall meet till His return. 

2. Through the church's long eclipse, 
When, from priest or pastor's lips, 
Truth divine was never heard, 
'Mid the famine of the word, 
Still these symbols witness gave 
To His love who died to save. 

3. All who bear the Saviour's name 
Here their common faith proclaim ; 
Though diverse in tongue or rite, 
Here, one body, we unite ; 
Breaking thus one mystic bread, 
Members of one common Head. 

4. Come, the blessed emblems share 
Which the Saviours death declare ; 
Come, on truth immortal feed ; 
For His flesh is meat indeed : 
Saviour, witness with the sign. 
That our ransomed souls are Thine. 



If ait mas thiest, let him come uxio Me a>*d deixk. — Joim. 7 : 87. 



1. Jesus invites His saints 

To meet around His board ; 
Here pardoned rebels sit. and hold 
Communion with their Lord. 
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2. For food He gives His flesh ; 

He bids us drink His blood ; 
Amazing favor, matchless grace, 
Of our descending God ! 

3. This holy bread and wine 

Maintains our fainting breath, 
By union with our living Lord, 
And interest in His death. 

4. We are but several parts 

Of the same broken bread ; 
One body hath its several limbs, 
But Jesus is the Head. 

5. Let all our powers be joined 

His glorious name to raise, 
Pleasure and love fill every mind, 
And every voice be praise. 

768. L. M. Watts. 

Divide it among yourselves. — Luke 22: 17. 

1. The Lord of life this table spread 

With His own flesh and dying blood ; 
We on the rich provision feed, 

And taste the wine, and bless our God. 

2. Let sinful sweets be all forgot, 

And earth grow less in our esteem, 
Christ and His love fill every thought, 
And faith and hope be Axed on Him. 

3. While He is absent from our sight, 

'Tis to prepare our souls a place, 
That we may dwell in heavenly light, 
And live forever near His face. 

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4. Our eyes look upwards to the hills, 

Whence our returning 'Lord shall come ; 
"We wait Thy chariot's awful wheels 
To fetch our longing spirits home. 

769. 7s. Coxder. 

I am the living Bread. — John 6 : 51. 

1. Bread of heaven, on Thee I feed. 
For Thy flesh is meat indeed ; 
Ever may my soul be fed 

With this true and living Bread ; 
Day by day with strength supplied 
Through the life of Him who died. 

2. Vine of heaven, Thy blood supplies 
The blest cup of sacrifice ; 

'Tis Thy wounds my healing give ; 
To Thy cross I look and live ; 
Thou, my life, O, let me be 
Rooted, grafted, built on Thee. 

770. C. M. Watts. 

Unto all people a feast. — Is. 25 : 6. 

1. Come, let us lift our voices high, 

High as our joys arise, 
And join the songs above the sky, 
Where pleasure never dies. 

2. Jesus, the God. invites us here, 

To this triumphal feast, 
And brings immortal blessings down 
For each redeemed guest. 

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3. Victorious God ! what can we pay 

For favors so divine ? 
We would devote our hearts away, 
To be forever Thine. 

4. We give Thee, Lord, our highest praise — 

The tribute of our tongues ; 
But themes so infinite as these 
Exceed our noblest songs. 

771. C. M. S. Stennett. 

My flesh is meat indeed.— John 6 : 55. 

1. Here at Thy table, Lord, we meet 

To feed on food divine ; 
Thy body is the bread we eat, 
Thy precious blood the wine. 

2. He that prepares this rich repast 

Himself comes down and dies, 
And then invites us thus to feast 
Upon the sacrifice. 

3. The bitter torments He endured 

Upon the shameful cross 
For us, His welcome guests, procured 
These heart-reviving joys. 

4. Sure there was never love so free, 

Dear Saviour, so divine ; 
Well Thou mayst claim that heart of me 
Which owes so much to Thine. 

5. Yes, Thou shalt surely have my heart, 

My soul, my strength, my all ; 
With life itself I'll freely part, 
My Jesus, at Thy call. 

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772. 9s & 8s. Heber. 

I am the Bread of life. — John 6 : 35. 

1. Bread of the world, in mercy broken ! 

Wine of the soul, in mercy shed ! 
By whom the words of life were spoken, 
And in whose death our sins are dead. 

2. Look on the heart by sorrow broken, 

Look on the tears by sinners shed, 
And be Thy feast to us the token 
That by Thy grace our souls are fed. 

773. L. M. Watts. 

Thou preparest a table before me.— Ps. 23: 5. 

1. At Thy command, our dearest Lord, 

Here we attend Thy dying feast ; 
Thy blood, like wine, adorns Thy board, 
And Thine own flesh feeds every guest. 

2. Our faith adores Thy bleeding love, 

And trusts for life in One that died ; 
We hope for heavenly crowns above 
From a Redeemer crucified. 

3. Let the vain world pronounce it shame, 

And fling their scandals on the cause ; 
We come to boast our Saviour's name, 
And make our triumphs in His cross. 

4. With joy we tell the scoffing age, 

He that was dead has left His tomb ; 
He lives above their utmost rage, 
And we are waiting till He come. 
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774. 7s, 6s, & 8. C.Wesley. 

Behold the Lamb or God. —John 1: 36. 

1. Lamb of God, whose dying love 

We now recall to mind, 
Send the answer from above, 

And let us mercy find : 
Think on us who think on Thee, 

And every struggling soul release ; 
O, remember Calvary, 

And bid us go in peace. 

2. By Thine agonizing pain, 

And bloody sweat, we pray, — 
By Thy dying love to man, — 

Take all our sins away : 
Burst our bonds, and set us free ; 

From all iniquity release ; 
O, remember Calvary, 

And bid us go in peace. 

3. Let Thy blood, by faith applied, 

The sinner's pardon seal ; 
Speak us freely justified, 

And all our sickness heal : 
By Thy passion on the tree, 

Let all our griefs and troubles cease ; 

0, remember Calvary, 
And bid us go in peace. 

775. C. M. J. Stennett. 

He brought me to the banqueting house. — Cant. 2 : 4. 

1. Lord, at Thy table I behold 

The wonders of Thy grace ; 
But most of all admire that I 
Should find a welcome place. 

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2. What strange, surprising grace is this, 

That such a soul has room ! 
My Saviour takes me by the hand, 
My Jesus bids me come. 

3. Ye saints below, and hosts of heaven, 

Join all your praising powers ; 
No theme is like redeeming love, 
No Saviour is like ours. 

4. Had I ten thousand hearts, dear Lord, 

I'd give them all to Thee ; 
Had I ten thousand tongues, they all 
Should join the harmony. 

776. C. M. Montgomery. 

This do in remembrance of Me. — Luke 22: 19. 

1. According to Thy gracious word, 

In meek humility, 
This will I do, my dying Lord ; 
I will remember Thee. 

2. Thy body, broken for my sake, 

My bread from heaven shall be ; 
Thy testamental cup I take, 
And thus remember Thee. 

3. When to the cross I tarn mine eyes, 

And rest on Calvary, 
O Lamb of God, my Sacrifice, 
I must remember Thee. 

4. Remember Thee, and all Thy pains, 

And all Thy love to me ; 
Yea, while a breath, a pulse remains, 
Will I remember Thee. 

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5. And when these failing lips grow dumb, 
And mind and memory flee, 
When Thou shalt in Thy kingdom come, 
Jesus, remember me. 

777. L. M. Watts. 

Then were the disciples glad when they saw the Lord. — John 20 : 

1. Here we have seen Thy face, O Lord, 

And viewed salvation with our eyes ; 
Tasted and felt the living word, 

The Bread descending from the skies. 

2. Thou hast prepared this dying Lamb, 

Hast set His blood before our face, 
To teach the terrors of Thy name, 
And show the wonders of Thy grace. 

3. He is our Light ; our Morning Star 

Shall shine on nations yet unknown ; 
The Glory of Thine Israel here, 
And Joy of spirits near the throne. 

778. 8s & 7s. Exeter Coll. 

Arise ; let us go hence. — John 14 : 31. 

1. From the table now retiring, 

Which for us the Lord hath spread, 
May our souls, refreshment finding, 
Grow in all things like our Head. 

2. His example by beholding, 

May our lives His image bear ; 
Him our Lord and Master calling, 
His commands may we revere. 
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FELLOWSHIP. 



3. Love to God and man displaying, 
Walking steadfast in His way, 
Joy attend us in believing, 

Peace from God, through endless day. 

DOXOLOGY. 

Praise and honor to the Father, 
Praise and honor to the Son, 

Praise and honor to the Spirit, 
Ever Three and ever One. 



THE CHURCH. — FELLOWSHIP. 
779. S. M. Fawcett. 

Ye are all one nf Christ Jesus. — Gal. 3 : 28. 

1. Blessed be the tie that binds 

Our hearts in Christian love ; 
The fellowship of kindred minds 
Is like to that above. 

2. Before our Father's throne 

We pour our ardent prayers ; 
Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one, 
Our comforts and our cares. 

3. We share our mutual woes, 

Our mutual burdens bear ; 
And often for each other flows 
The sympathizing tear. 
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4. When we asunder part, 

It gives us inward pain ; 
But we shall still be joined in heart, 
And hope to meet again. 

5. This glorious hope revives 

Our courage by the way, 
While each in expectation lives, 
And longs to see the day. 

6. From sorrow, toil, and pain, 

And sin we shall be free, 
And perfect love and friendship reign 
Through all eternity. 



780. L. M. Barbauld. 

Continuing daily with one accord in the temple. — Acts 2 : 46. 

1. How blessed the sacred tie that binds, 
In union sweet, according minds ! 

How swift the heavenly course they run, 
Whose hearts, whose faith, whose hopes are one ! 

2. To each the soul of each how dear ! 
What jealous love ! what holy fear ! 
How doth the generous flame within 
Refine from earth and cleanse from sin ! 



3. Their streaming eyes together flow 
For human guilt and mortal woe ; 
Their ardent prayers together rise, 
Like mingling flames in sacrifice. 

4. Together oft they seek the place 
Where God reveals His awful face ; 
How high, how strong their raptures swell, 
There's none but kindred souls can tell. 

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FELLOWSHIP. 



5. Nor shall the glowing flame expire, 
When nature droops her sickening fire ; 
Then shall they meet in realms above — 
A heaven of joy because of love. 

781. S. P. M. Watts. 

HOTV GOOD AND HOTV PLEASANT IT IS FOE BBETHEEN TO DWELL TOGETHE 

IN unity I — Ps. 133 : 1. 

1. How pleasant 'tis to see 
Kindred and friends agree, 

Each in his proper station move, 

And each fulfil his part, 

With sympathizing heart, 
In all the cares of life and love ! 

2. Like fruitful showers of rain, 
That water all the plain, 

Descending from the neighboring hills, 
Such streams of pleasure roll 
Through every friendly soul, 

Where love, like heavenly dew, distils. 

782. C. M. Swaix. 

Love as bbethbex. — 1 Pet. 3 : 8. 

1. How sweet, how heavenly is the sight. 

When those who love the Lord 
In one another's peace delight, 
And so fulfil His word ! 

2. When each can feel his brother's sigh, 

And with him bear a part ! 
When sorrows flow from eye to eye, 
And joy from heart to heart ! 
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3. When, free from envy, scorn, and pride, 

Our wishes all above, 
Each can his brother's failings hide, 
And show a brother's love ! 

4. Let love, in one delightful stream, 

Through every bosom flow, 
And union sweet, and dear esteem, 
In every action glow. 

5. Love is the golden chain that binds 

The happy souls above ; 
And he's an heir of heaven who finds 
His bosom glow w T ith love. 

783. C. M. Watts. 

Ye are come unto Mount Zion. — Heb. 12 : 22. 

1. Not to the terrors of the Lord, 

The tempest, fire, and smoke ; 
Not to the thunder of that word 
Which God on Sinai spoke ; 

2. But we are come to Zion's hill, 

The city of our God, 
Where milder words declare His will, 
And spread His love abroad. 

3. Behold the innumerable host 

Of angels clothed in light ! 
Behold the spirits of the just, 
Whose faith is turned to sight ! 

4. The saints on earth, and all the dead, 

But one communion make ; 
All join in Christ, their living Head, 
And of His grace partake. 
548 



FELLOWSHIP. 



784. S. M. Beddome. 

Ye aee all oke i>- Cheist Jesus. — Gal. 3 : 28. 

1. Let party names no more 

The Christian world o'erspread ; 
Gentile and Jew, and bond and free, 
Are one in Christ, their Head. 

2. Among the saints on earth 

Let mutual love be found ; * 
Heirs of the same inheritance, 
With mutual blessings crowned. 

3. Thus will the church below 

Resemble that above, 
Where streams of pleasure ever flow, 
And ever j heart is love. 



785. C. M. C. Wesley. 

By one spieit aee tte all baptized into oxe body. — 1 Cor. 12 : 13. 

1. Let saints below in concert sing 

With those to glory gone ; 
For all the servants of our King 
In earth and heaven are one. 

2. One family, we dwell in Him, 

One church above, beneath, 
Though now divided by the stream, 
The narrow stream, of death. 

3. One army of the living God, 

To His command we bow ; 
Part of the host have crossed the flood, 
And part are crossing now. 

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4. Some to their everlasting home 

This solemn moment fly ; 
And we are to the margin come, 
And soon expect to die. 

5. O that we now might see our Guide ! 

O that the word were given ! 
Come, blessed Lord, the waves divide, 
And land us all in heaven. 

786. C. M. Brown. 

Where prayer was wont to be made. — Acts 16 : 13. 

1. Assembled at Thine altar, Lord, 

We lift our hearts in prayer, 
Study the pages of Thy word, 
And learn our duty there. 

2. Grant us Thy Spirit's guiding ray ; 

Thy presence we implore; 
Dear Saviour, teach us how to pray, 
To love and praise Thee more. 

3. So will our worship here below 

Resemble that above, 
Where saints unclouded glory view, 
And sing redeeming love. 

787. L. M. Kelly. 

He lifted up His hands and blessed them. — Luke 24: 50. 

1. How sweet to leave the world a while, 
And seek the presence of our Lord ! 
Dear Saviour, on Thy people smile, 
And come according to Thy word. 
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FELLOWSHIP. 



2. From busy scenes we now retreat, 

That we may here converse with Thee : 
Ah, Lord, behold us at Thy feet ; 
Let this the " gate of heaven " be. 

3. " Chief of ten thousand," now appear, 

That we by faith may see Thy face ; 
O, speak, that we Thy voice may hear, 
And let Thy presence fill this place. 

788. L. M. S. OTENNETT. 

Where two oe three are gathered together in My name, there am 

I 1>~ THE MIDST OF THEM. — Matt. 18 : 20. 

1. Where two or three, with sweet accord, 
Obedient to their sovereign Lord, 
Meet to recount His acts of grace, 

And offer solemn prayer and praise, — 

2. " There," says the Saviour, " will I be 
Amid this little company ; 

To them unveil My smiling face, 
And shed My glories round the place." 

3. We meet at Thy command, dear Lord, 
Relying on Thy faithful word ; 

Xow send the Spirit from above, 
And fill our hearts with heavenly love. 

789. 8s, 7s, & 4. Coles worthy. 

Give ear, O Lord, tjxto mt prayer. — Ps. 86 : 6. 

1. While we lowly bow before Thee, 

Wilt Thou, gracious Saviour, hear ? 
We are poor and needy sinners, 
Full of doubt and full of fear ; 

Gracious Saviour, 
Make us humble and sincere. 
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2. Fill us with Thy Holy Spirit ; 

Sanctify us by Thy grace ; 
And incline us more to love Thee, 
And in dust our souls abase. 

Hear us, Saviour, 
And unveil Thy glorious face. 

3. None in vain did ever ask Thee 

For the Spirit of Thy love ; 
Hear us then, dear Saviour, hear us ; 
Grant an answer from above ; 

Blessed Saviour, 
Hear and answer from above. 



790. 7s. Burder's Coll. 

Behold, Jesus met them. — Matt. 28 : 9. 

1. Sweet the time, exceeding sweet, 
When the saints together meet, 
When the Saviour is the theme, 
When they join to sing of Him. 

2. Sing we then eternal love, 
Such as did the Father move ; 
He beheld the world undone, 
Loved the world, and gave His Son. 

3. Sing the Son's amazing love ; 
How He left the realms above, 
Took our nature, and our place, 
Lived and died to save our race. 

4. Sing we too the Spirit's love ; 
With our wretched hearts He strove, 
Filled our minds with grief and fear, 
Brought the precious Saviour near. 

552 



FELLOWSHIP. 



5. Sweet the place, exceeding sweet, 
Where the saints in glory meet, 
Where the Saviour's still the theme, 
Where they see and sing of Him. 

791. L. M. Watts. 

That Christ mat dwell or toue heabts bt faith. — Eph. 3 : 17. 

1. Come, dearest Lord, descend and dwell, 

By faith and love, in every breast ; 
Then shall we know, and taste, and feel, 
The joys that cannot be expressed. 

2. Come, fill our hearts with inward strength ; 

Make our enlarged souls possess, 
And learn the height, and breadth, and length, 
Of Thine unmeasurable grace. 

3. Now to the^God whose power can do 

More than our thoughts or wishes know ; 
Be everlasting honors done, 

By all the church, through Christ, His Son. 

792. S. M. Sab. Lyrics. 

Rising up a geeat while befoee day. — Mark 1 : 35. 

1. How sweet the melting lay 

Which breaks upon the ear, 
When, at the hour of rising day, 
Christians unite in prayer ! 

2. The breezes waft their cries 

Up to Jehovah's throne ; 
He listens to their humble sighs, 
And sends His blessings down. 
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3. So Jesus rose to pray 

Before the morning light, 
Once on the chilling mount did stay, 
And wrestle all the night. 

4. So Jesus still doth pray 

Before the morning bright, 
On heavenly mountains far away, 
While we toil here in night. 

5. Leave, Lord, Thy vigil there ; 

Descend upon life's wave ; 
Come to the bark through midnight air 
The storm shall cease to rave. 

793. 8s, 7s, & 4. 

Holy convocations.— Lev. 23: 4. 

1. Welcome, days of solemn meeting; 

Welcome, days of j^raise and prayer ; 
Far from earthly scenes retreating, 
Li your blessings we would share ; 

Sacred seasons, 
In your blessings we would share. 

2. Be Thou near us, blessed Saviour, 

Still at morn and eve the same ; 
Give us faith that cannot waver ; 
Kindle in us heaven's own flame ; 

Blessed Saviour, 
Kindle in us heaven's own flame. 

3. When the fervent heart is glowing, 

Holy Spirit, hear that prayer : 
When the song of praise is flowing, 
Let that song Thine impress bear ; 

Holy Spirit, 
Let that song Thine impress bear. 



FELLOWSHIP. 



794. L. M. Newton. 

They came to meet us. — Acts 28 : 15. 

1. Kindred in Christ, for His dear sake, 

A hearty welcome here receive ; 
May we together now partake 

The joy? which only He can give. 

2. May He, by whose kind care we meet, 

Send His good Spirit from above, 
Make our communications sweet, 

And cause our hearts to burn with love. 

3. Forgotten be each worldly theme, 

When Christians see each other thus ; 
We only wish to speak of Him 

Who lived, and died, and reigns for us. 

4. Thus, as the moments pass away, 

We'll love, and wonder, and adore, 
And hasten on the glorious day 

When we shall meet to part no more. 

795. 7s. Xewtox. 

The peace or God, -vthich passeth all understanding, shall keep 

YOUR HEARTS. — Phil. 4 : 7. 

1. For a season called to part, 

Let us then ourselves commend 
To the gracious eye and heart 
Of our ever-present Friend. 

2. Jesus, hear our humble prayer ; 

Tender Shepherd of Thy sheep, 
Let Thy mercy and Thy care 
All our souls in safety keep. 

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3. In Thy strength may we be strong ; 
Sweeten every cross and pain ; 
Give us, if we live, ere long 
Here to meet in peace again. 

796. 6s & 5s. 

Sorrowing most of all for the words which He spake, that they 

SHOULD SEE HlS FACE NO MORE. — Acts 20 : 38. 

1. When shall we meet again? 

Meet ne'er to sever ? 
When will Peace wreathe her chain 

Round us forever ? 
Our hearts will ne'er repose, 
Safe from each blast that blows, 
In this dark vale of woes, 

Never — no, never. 

2. When shall love freely flow, 

Pure as life's river? 
When shall sweet friendship glow, 

Changeless forever ? 
Where joys celestial thrill, 
Where bliss each heart shall fill, 
And fears of parting chill 

Never — no, never. 

3. Up to that world of light 

Take us, dear Saviour ; 
May we all there unite, 

Happy forever ; 
Where kindred spirits dwell, 
There may our music swell, 
And time our joys dispel 

Never — no, never. 

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REVIVAL, EXTENSION, AND FUTURE GLORY. 



4. Soon shall we meet again, 

Meet ne'er to sever ; 
Soon shall Peace wreathe her chain 

Round us forever ; 
Our hearts will then repose, 
Secure from worldly woes ; 
Our songs of praise shall close 

Never — no, never. 



THE CHURCH. — REVIVAL, EXTENSION, 
AND FUTURE GLORY. 

797. L. M. 

Who is this that comettt up from the wilderness leaning upon her 
Beloved. — Cant. 8 : 5. 

1. Who is this fair one in distress, 
That travels from the wilderness, 

And, pressed with sorrows and with sins, 
On her beloved Lord she leans ? 

2. This is the spouse of Christ our God, 
Bought with the treasures of His blood ; 
And her request, and her complaint, 

Is but the voice of every saint. 

3. " O, let my name engraven stand 
Both on Thy heart and on Thy hand ; 
Seal me upon Thine arm, and wear 
That pledge of love forever there. 

4. " Come, my Beloved, haste away; 
Cut short the hours of Thy delay ; 
Fly, like a youthful hart or roe, 
Over the hills where spices grow. 

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THE CHURCH. 



798. C. M. Watts. 

Help, Lord ; for the godly man ceaseth. — Ps. 12 : 1. 

1. Help, Lord, for men of virtue fail; 

Religion loses ground ; 
The sons of violence prevail, 
And treacheries abound. 

2. Their oaths and promises they break, 

Yet act the flatterer's part ; 
With fair, deceitful lips they speak, 
And with a double heart. 

3. Lord, when iniquities abound, 

And blasphemy grows bold, 
When faith is hardly to be found, 
And love is waxing cold, — 

4. Is not Thy chariot hastening on ? 

Hast Thou not given the sign ? 
May we not trust and live upon 
A promise so divine ? 

5. Thy word, like silver seven times tried, 

Through ages shall endure ; 
The men who in Thy truth confide, 
Shall find Thy promise sure. 

799. C. M. Watts. 

Let Israel hope ijt the Lord.— Ps. 130 : 7. 

1. I wait for Thy salvation, Lord ; 
With strong desires I wait ; 
My soul, invited by Thy word, 
Stands watching at Thy gate. 
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REVIVAL, EXTENSION, AND FUTURE GLORY. 

2. Just as the guards that keep the night 

Long for the morning skies, 
Watch the first beams of breaking light, 
And meet them with their eyes, — 

3. So waits my soul to see Thy grace, 

And, more intent than they, 
Meets the first openings of Thy face, 
And finds a brighter day. 

4. Then in the Lord let Israel trust ; 

Let Israel seek His face : 
The Lord is good as well as just, 
And plenteous in His grace. 

5. There's full redemption at His throne 

For sinners long enslaved ; 
The great Redeemer is His Son, 
And Israel shall be saved. 



800. 7s. Lyte. 

That Thy way may be known upon earth, Thy saving health among 
all nations. — ps. 67 : 2. 

1. On Thy church, O Power divine, 
Cause Thy glorious face to shine, 
Till the nations from afar 

Hail her as their guiding star, 
Till her sons from zone to zone 
Make Thy great salvation known. 

2. Then shall God, with lavish hand, 
Scatter blessings o'er the land ; 
Earth shall yield her rich increase, 
Every breeze shall whisper peace, 
And the world's remotest bound 
With the voice of praise resound. 

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THE CHURCH. 



801. C. M. Montgomery. 

Behold, thy saltation cometh. — Is. 62 : 11. 

1. Daughter of Zion, from the dust 

Exalt thy fallen head ; 
Again in thy Redeemer trust : 
He calls thee from the dead. 

2. Awake, awake ; put on thy strength, 

Thy beautiful array ; 
The clay of freedom dawns at length, 
The Lord's appointed day. 

3. Rebuild thy walls, thy bounds enlarge, 

And send thy heralds forth ; 
Say to the south, " Give up thy charge, 
And keep not back, O north ! " 

4. They come, they come : thine exiled bands, 

Where'er they rest or roam, 
Have heard thy voice in distant lands, 
And hasten to their home. 

5. Thus, though the universe shall burn, 

And God His works destroy, 
With songs thy ransomed shall return, 
And everlasting joy. 

802. L. M. Shrubsole. 

Akise, shixe. —Is. 60 : L 

1. Zion, awake ; thy strength renew ; 
Put on thy robes of beauteous hue ; 
And let the admiring world behold 
The King's fair daughter clothed in gold. 
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REVIVAL, EXTENSION, AND FUTURE GLORY. 

2. Church of our God, arise and shine 
Bright with the beams of truth divine ; 
Then shall thy radiance stream afar, 
Wide as the heathen nations are. 

3. Gentiles and kings thy light shall view ; 
All shall admire and love thee too, 
Shall come like clouds across the sky, 
Or doves that to their windows fly. 

803. 8s & 7s. Newton. 

They shall eevive as the coex, and gbow as the yixe. — Hos. 14: 7. 

1. Saviour, visit Thy plantation ; 

Grant us, Lord, a gracious rain : 
All will come to desolation, 

Unless Thou return again. 
Keep no longer at a distance, 

Shine upon us from on high, 
Lest, for want of Thine assistance, 

Every plant should droop and die. 

2. Surely once Thy garden flourished ; 

Every part looked gay and green ; 
Then Thy word our spirits nourished : 

Happy seasons we have seen. 
But a drought has since succeeded, 

And a sad decline we see : 
Lord, Thy help is greatly needed : 

Help can only come from Thee. 

3. Let our mutual love be fervent ; 

Make us prevalent in prayers ; 
Let each one esteemed Thy servant 

Shun the world's bewitching snares. 
Break the tempter's fatal power, 

Turn the stony heart to flesh, 
And begin from this good hour 

To revive Thy work afresh. 
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THE CHURCH. 



804. 



S. M. 



Brown. 



Lord, revive Thy work. — Hab. 3 : 2. 



1. O Lord, Thy work revive, 

In Zion's gloomy hour, 
And make her dying graces live 
By Thy restoring power. 

2. Awake Thy chosen few 

To fervent, earnest prayer ; 
Again their sacred vows renew, 
Thy blessed presence share. 

3. Thy Spirit then will speak 

Through lips of feeble clay, 
And hearts of adamant will break, 
And rebels will obey. 

4. Lord, lend Thy gracious ear ; 

O, listen to our cry ; 
O, come and bring salvation here*. 
Our hopes on Thee rely. 



Except the Lord build the house, thet labor m vain.— Ps. 127: 1. 



1. Vainly through night's weary hours, 

Keep we watch, lest foes alarm ; 
Vain our bulwarks, and our towers, 
But for God's protecting arm. 

2. Vain were all our toil and labor, 

Did not God that labor bless ; 
Vain, without His grace and favor, 
Every talent we possess. 



805. 



8s & 7s. 



Lyte. 



REVIVAL, EXTENSION, AND FUTURE GLORI. 



3. Vainer still the hope of heaven 

That on human strength relies ; 
But to him shall help be given 
Who in humble faith applies. 

4. Seek we, then, the Lord's Anointed ; 

He shall grant us peace and rest : 
Ne'er was suppliant disappointed 

Who through Christ his prayer addressed. 

806. c. m. 

Fair as the moon, clear as the srx, and terrible as an army with 
banners. — Cant. 6 : 10. 

1. Say. who is she that looks abroad 

Like the sweet, blushing dawn. 
When with her living light she paints 
The dew drops of the lawn ? 

2. Fair as the moon, when in the skies 

Serene her throne she guides, 
And o'er the twinkling stars supreme 
In full-orbed glory rides ; — 

3. Clear as the sun, when from the east 

Without a cloud he springs. 
And scatters boundless light and heat 
From his resplendent wings ; — 

4. Tremendous as a host, that moves 

Majestically slow. 
With banners wide displayed, all armed, 
All ardent, for the foe. 

5. This is the church, by Heaven arrayed 

With strength and grace divine : 
Thus shall she strike her foes with dread, 
And thus her glories shine. 
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807. L. M. Watts. 

Tuen" us agalx, O God of hosts, and cause Thy face to shine. — Ps. 80 

1. Great Shepherd of thine Israel, 
Who didst between the cherubs dwell, 
And lead the tribes, Thy chosen sheep, 
Safe through the desert and the deep, — 

2. Hast Thou not planted with Thy hands 
A lovely vine in heathen lands ? 

Did not Thy power defend it round, 
And heavenly dews enrich the ground ? 

3. How did the spreading branches shoot, 
And bless the nations with the fruit ! 
But now, dear Lord, look down and see 
Thy mourning vine, that lovely tree. 

4. Return, almighty God, return ; 

Nor let Thy bleeding vineyard mourn ; 
Turn us to Thee, Thy love restore : 
We shall be saved, and sigh no more. 



808. 7s. Village Hymn 

Behold, there aeiseth a little cloud. — 1 Kings 18 ; 44. 

1. Saw ye not the cloud arise, 

Little as a human hand ? 
Now it spreads along the skies, 
Hangs o'er all the thirsty land. 

2. Lo, the promise of a shower 

Drops already from above ; 
But the Lord will shortly pour 
All the blessings of His love. 

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REVIVAL. EXTENSION, A3XD FCTUBE GLORY. 



3. TThen He first the work began, 

Small and feeble was His day ; 
Now the word doth swiftly run, 
Now it wins its widening way. 

4. Sons of God, your Saviour praise ; 

He the door hath opened wide ; 
He hath given the word of grace : 
Jesus' word is glorified. 



809. H. M. Doddridge. 

The gloey of the Loed is eise>- upo>- thee. — Is. 60: 1. 

1. Ziox. tune thy voice, 

And raise thy hands on high ; 
Tell all the earth thy joys. 
And boast salvation nish ; 



Cheerful in God, 
Arise and shine, 



While rays divine 
Stream all abroad. 



He gilds thy morning face 

With beams that cannot fade ; 
His all-resplendent grace 
He pours around thy head : 



The nations round 
Thy form shall view. 



With lustre new 
Divinely crowned. 



In honor to His name, 

Reflect that sacred light, 
And loud that grace proclaim 

Which makes thy darkness bright ; 



Pursue His praise. 
Till sovereign love 



In worlds above 
The glory raise. 



4. There, on His holy hill, 

A brighter Sun shall rise, 
And with His radiance fill 
Those fairer, purer skies : 



While, round His throne, 
Ten thousand star.-. 

565 



In nobler spheres, 
His influence owv. 



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810. L. M. Doddridge. 

Put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem. — Is. 52 : L 

1. Triumphant Zion, lift thy head 
From dust, and darkness, and the dead ; 
Though humbled long, awake at length, 
And gird thee with thy Saviour's strength. 

2. Put all thy beauteous garments on, 
And let thy various charms be known : 
The world thy glories shall confess, 
Decked in the robes of righteousness. 

3. No more shall foes unclean invade, 
And fill thy hallowed walls with dread ; 
No more shall hell's insulting host 
Their victory and thy sorrows boast. 

4. God, from on high, thy groans will hear ; 
His hand thy ruins shall repair ; 
Reared and adorned by love divine, 
Thy towers and battlements shall shine. 

811. CM. Logan. 

The mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top 
of the mountains. — Is. 2 : 2. 

1. Behold, the mountain of the Lord 

In latter days shall rise 
On mountain tops above the hills, 
And draw the wondering eyes. 

2. To this the joyful nations round, 

All tribes and tongues, shall flow ; 
"Up to the hill of God," they'll say, 
" And to His house, we'll go." 

566 



REVIVAL, EXTENSION, AND FUTURE GLORY. 



3. The beam that shines from Zion's hill 
Shall lighten every land ; 
The King who reigns in Salem's towers 
Shall all the world command. 

812. lis & 10s. 

He ttill make hee •vtilderxess like Eden - . — Is. 51 : 3. 

1. Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morning ! 

Joy to the lands that in darkness have lain ! 
Hushed be the accents of sorrow and mourning; 
Zion in triumph begins her mild reign. 

2. Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morning, 

Long by the prophets of Israel foretold ; 
Hail to the millions from bondage returning ; 
Gentiles and Jews the blest vision behold. 

3. Lo, in the desert rich flowers are springing ; 

Streams ever copious are gliding along ; 
Loud from the mountain tops echoes are ringing ; 
Wastes rise in verdure, and mingle in song. 

4. See, from all lands, from the isles of the ocean, 

Praise to Jehovah ascending on high ; 
Fallen are the engines of war and commotion ; 
Shouts of salvation are rending the sky. 

813. C. M. Lo GAN. 

The:* shall thy light beeak fouth as the morxixg. — Is. 58: 8. 

1. O, city of the Lord, begin 
The universal song, 
And let the scattered villages 
Thy joyful notes prolong. 
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2. Let Kedar's wilderness afar 

Lift up the lonely voice ; 
And let the tenants of the rock 
With accent rude rejoice. 

3. O, from the streams of distant lands 

Unto Jehovah sing ; 
And joyful from the mountain tops 
Shout to the Lord, the King. 

4. Let all combined, with one accord, 

Jehovah's glories raise, 
Till in remotest bounds of earth 
The nations sound His praise. 



814. H. M. Doddridge. 

In Thy majesty ride prosperously. — Ps. 45: 4. 

1. Gird on Thy conquering sword, 
Ascend Thy shining car, 
And march, almighty Lord, 
To wage Thy holy war. 
Before His wheels, 
In glad surprise, 



Ye valleys, rise, 
And sink, ye hills. 



Fair Truth, and smiling Love, 
And injured Righteousness, 

In Thy retinue move, 

And seek from Thee redress : 



Thou in their cause 
Shalt prosperous ride, 



And far and wide 
Dispense Thy laws. 



Before Thine awful face 

Millions of foes shall fall, 
The captives of Thy grace, 
The grace which conquers all. 



The world shall know, 
Great King of kings, 



What wondrous things 
Thine arm can do. 



563 



REVIVAL, EXTENSION, AND 



FUTURE GLORY. 



Here to my willing soul 

Bend Thy triumphant way ; 
Here every foe control, 

And all Thy power display. 



My heart, Thy throne, 
Blest Jesus, see, 



Bows low to Thee, 
To Thee alone. 



815. us. 

Behold, thy Kixg cometh itbto thee. — Zech. 9: 9. 

1. Daughter of Zion, awake from thy sadness ; 

Awake, for thy foes shall oppress thee no more ; 
Bright o'er thy hills dawns the Daystar of gladness ; 
Arise, for the night of thy sorrow is o'er. 

2. Strong were thy foes ; but the arm that subdued 

them, 

And scattered their legions, was mightier far ; 
They fled like the chaff from the scourge that 
pursued them; 
Vain were their steeds and their chariots of war. 



3. Daughter of Zion, the Power that hath saved thee 
Extolled with the harp and the timbrel should be ; 
Shout, for the foe is destroyed that enslaved thee ; 
The oppressor is vanquished, and Zion is free. 

816. 10s. Pope. 

The Gektiles shall come to thy light. — Is. 60 : 3. 

1. Rise, crowned with light, imperial Salem, rise ; 
Exalt thy towering head, and lift thine eyes ; 
See heaven its sparkling portals wide display, 
And break upon thee in a flood of day. 

2. See a long race thy spacious courts adorn ; 
See future sons and daughters, yet unborn, 
In crowding ranks on every side arise, 
Demanding life, impatient for the skies. 

569 



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3. See barbarous nations at thy gates attend, 
Walk in thy light, and' in thy temple bend ; 
For thee Idume's spicy forests blow, 

And seeds of gold in Ophir's mountains glow. 

4. The seas shall waste, the skies in smoke decay, 
Rocks fall to dust, and mountains melt away ; 
But fixed His word, His saving power remains ; 
Thy realm forever lasts — Messiah reigns. 

817. 8s & 7s. Cowper. 

Thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise. 

Is. 60 : 18. 

1. Hear what God, the Lord, hath spoken ; 

" O My people, faint and few, 
Comfortless, afflicted, broken, 

Fair abodes I build for you ; 
Scenes of heartfelt tribulation 

Shall no more perplex your ways ; 
You shall name your walls ' Salvation/ 

And your gates shall all be 4 Praise.' " 

2. There, like streams that feed the garden, 

Pleasures without end shall flow ; 
For the Lord, your faith rewarding, 

All His bounty shall bestow. 
Still in undisturbed possession 

Peace and righteousness shall reign ; 
Never shall you feel oppression, 

Hear the voice of war again. 

3. Ye, no more your suns descending, 

Waning moons no more shall see, 
But, your griefs forever ending, 

Find eternal noon in Me. 
God shall rise, and shining o'er you, 

Change to day the gloom of night ; 
He, the Lord, shall be your Glory, 

God your everlasting Light. 
570 



REVIVAL, EXTENSION, AND FUTURE GLORY. 



818. C. M. Watts. 



I, John, saw the holy city new Jerusalem coming down from God 
out of heaven. — Rev. 21 : 2. 

1. Lo, what a glorious sight appears 
To our believing eyes ! 
The earth and seas are passed away, 
And the old rolling skies. 



2. From the third heaven, where God resides, 
That holy, happy place, 
The new Jerusalem comes down, 
Adorned with shining grace. 



3. Attending angels shout for joy, 
And the bright armies sing, 
" Mortals, behold the sacred seat 
Of your descending King. 



4. " The God of glory down to men 
Removes His blest abode ; 
Men, the dear objects of His grace, 
And He the loving God. 



5. " His own soft hand shall wipe the tears 
From every weeping eye ; 
And pains and groans, and griefs and fears 
And death itself, shall die." 



6. How long, dear Saviour, O, how long 
Shall this bright hour delay ? 
Fly swifter round, ye wheels of time, 
And bring the welcome day. 
571 



THE CHURCH. 



THE CHURCH. — MISSIONS. 
819. 7s & 6s. Heber. 

Assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach. 

Acts 10 : 10. 

1. From Greenland's icy mountains, 

From India's coral strand ; 
"Where Afric's sunny fountains 

Roll down their golden sand ; 
From many an ancient river, 

From many a palmy plain ; 
They call us to deliver 

Their land from error's chain. 

2. What though the spicy breezes 

Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, 
Though every prospect pleases, 

And only man is vile ? 
In vain, with lavish kindness, 

The gifts of God are strown : 
The heathen, in his blindness, 

Bows down to wood and stone. 

3. Can we, whose souls are lighted 

With wisdom from on high, 
Can we to man benighted 

The lamp of life deny? 
Salvation ! O, salvation ! 

The joyful sound proclaim, 
Till earth's remotest nation 

Has learned Messiah's name. 

4. Waft, waft, ye winds, His story, 

And you, ye waters, roll, 
Till, like a sea of glory, 

It spreads from pole to pole ; 
Till o'er our ransomed nature, 

The Lamb, for sinners slain, 
Redeemer, King, Creator, 

In bliss return to reign. 
572 



MISSIONS. 



820. 8s, 7s, & 4. Kelly. 

The Lord hath comforted His people. — Is. 52 :9. 

L On the mountain's top appearing, 
Lo, the sacred herald stands ; 
Welcome news to Zion bearing, 
Zion long in hostile lands. 

Mourning captive, 
God Himself will loose thy bands. 

2. God, thy God, will now restore thee ; 

He Himself appears thy Friend : 
All thy foes shall flee before thee ; 
Here their boasts and triumphs end ; 

Great deliverance 
Zion's King vouchsafes to send. 

3. Enemies no more shall trouble ; 

All thy wrongs shall be redressed ; 
" For thy shame thou shalt have double ; " 
In thy Maker's favor blessed ; 

All thy conflicts 
End in everlasting rest. 

821. 8s, 7s, & 4. COTTERELL. 

A Light to lighten the Gentiles. — Luke 2: 32. 

1. O'er the realms of pagan darkness 

Let the eye of pity gaze ; 
See the kindreds of the people 
Lost in sin's bewildering maze ; 

Darkness brooding 
On the face of all the earth. 

2. Light of them that sit in darkness, 

Rise and shine, Thy blessings bring ; 
Light to lighten all the Gentiles, 
Rise with healing in Thy wing ; 

To Thy brightness 
Let all kings and nations come. 
573 



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3. May the heathen, now adoring 

Idol gods of wood and stone, 
Come, and worshipping before Him, 
Serve the living God alone ; 

Let Thy glory 
Fill the earth as floods the sea. 

4. Thou to whom all power is given, 

Speak the word ; at Thy command, 
Let the company of preachers 

Spread Thy name from land to land ; 

Lord, be with them 
Alway, to the end of time. 

822. L. M. \Yatts. 

He shall come down like rain upok the mown grass. — Ps. 72 : 6. 

1. Great God, whose universal sway 
The known and unknown worlds obey, 
Now give the kingdom to Thy Son, 
Extend His power, exalt His throne. 

2. As rain on meadows newly mown, 

So shall He send His influence down ; 
His grace on fainting souls distils, 
Like heavenly dew on thirsty hills. 

3. The heathen lands, that lie beneath 
The shades of overspreading death, 
Revive at His first dawning light, 
And deserts blossom at the sight. 

4. The saints shall flourish in His days, 
Dressed in the robes of joy and praise ; 
Peace, like a river, from His throne 
Shall flow to nations yet unknown. 

574 



MISSIONS. 



823. C. M. Tate & Beady. 

Ask of Me, and I shall give Thee the heathen" foe Thine 

INHERITANCE. — PS. 2 : 8. 

f 

1. Attend, earth, while I declare 

God's uncontrolled decree : 
" Thou art my Son ; this day, my Heir, 
Have I begotten Thee. 

2. " Ask, and receive Thy full demands ; 

Thine shall the heathen be ; 
The utmost limits of the lands 
Shall be possessed by Thee." 

3. Learn, then, ye princes, and give ear, 

Ye judges of the earth ; 
Worship the Lord with holy fear, 
Rejoice with awful mirth. 



824. H. M. Goode. 

The kings of Tabshish and of the isles shall bring presents. 

Ps. 72 : 10. 

1. Far as the isles extend, 

To the vast ocean's bound, 
Let kings to Jesus bend, 

And pour their offerings round ; 



Arabia raise 
The song divine, 



And Afric join 
To exalt His praise. 



2. All princes shall adore, 

And gifts and honors bring, 
To hail the Saviour's power, 
To crown Immanuel King: 



Remotest lands 
Shall homage pay. 



And earth obey 
His high, commands 



THE CHURCH. 



825 lis. Tappan. 

The morning cometh. — Is. 21 : 12. 

1. Wake, isles of the south ; your redemption is near ; 

No longer repose in the borders of gloom ; 
The Strength of His chosen in love will appear, 
And light shall arise on the verge of His tomb. 

2. The billows that girt ye, the wild waves that roar, 

The zephyrs that play where the ocean storms 
cease, 

Shall bear the rich freight to your desolate shore, 
Shall waft the glad tidings of pardon and peace. 

3. On the islands that sit in the regions of night, 

The lands of despair, to oblivion a prey, 
The morning will open with healing and light ; 
The young Star of Bethlehem will ripen to-day. 

4. The heathen will hasten to welcome the time, 

The Dayspring the prophet in vision once saw, 
When the beams of Messiah will illumine each 
clime, 

And the isles of the ocean shall wait for His law. 
826. L. M. Kelly. 

I WILL BEING THY SEED FROM THE EAST, AND GATHER THEE FROM THE 
WEST. — Is. 43 : 5. 

1. My soul, with sacred joy survey 
The glories of the latter day ; 
Its dawn already seems begun — 
Sure earnest of the rising Sun. 

2. " Behold the way," ye heralds, cry ; 
Spare not, but lift your voices high ; 
Convey the sound from shore to shore 
And bid the captive sigh no more. 

576 



MISSIONS. 

3. - Beliokl the way to Zion's hill, 
Where Israel's God delights to dwell ; 
He fixes there His lofty throne, 

And calls the sacred place His own." 

4. The north gives up ; the south no more 
Keeps back her consecrated store ; 
From east to west the message runs, 
And either India yields her sons. 

5. Auspicious dawn, thy rising ray 
With joy I view, and hail the day ; 
Thou Sun, arise, supremely bright, 
And shed abroad Thy holy light. 

827. s. M. 

Living waters shall go out from Jerusalem. — Zech. 14 : 8. 

1. Now living waters flow 

To cheer the humble soul ; 
From sea to sea the rivers go, 
And spread from pole to pole. 

2. Now righteousness shall spring, 

And grow on earth again ; 
Jesus, Jehovah, be our King, 
And o'er the nations reign. 

3. Jesus shall rule alone, 

The world shall hear His word ; 

By one blessed name shall He be known, 

The universal Lord. 

* 

DOXOLOGY. 

To God the Father, Son, 

And God the Holy Ghost, 
By saints on earth be honor done, 

And by the heavenly host. 
37 -577 



THE CHURCH. 



828. L. M. Watts. 

All kings shall fall down befoee Him. — Ps. 72: 11. 

1. Jesus shall reign where'er the sun 
Does his successive journeys run ; 

His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, 
Till moons shall wax and wane no more. 

2. For Him shall endless prayer be made, 
And praises throng to crown His head ; 
His name, like sweet perfume, shall rise 
With every morning sacrifice. 

3. People and realms, of every tongue, 
Dwell on His love with sweetest song ; 
And infant voices shall proclaim 
Their early blessings on His name. 

4. Blessings abound where'er He reigns ; 
The prisoner leaps to loose His chains ; 
The weary find eternal rest, 

And all the sons of want are blessed. 

5. Where He displays His healing power, 
Death and the curse are known no more 
In Him the tribes of Adam boast 
More blessings than their father lost. 

6. Let every creature rise, and bring 
Peculiar honors to their King, 
Angels descend with songs again, 
And earth repeat the long Amen. 



829. 7s & 6s. Montgomery. 

He shall redeem their soul. — Ps. 72: 14. 

1. Hail to the Lord's Anointed ! 
Great David's greater Son ! 
Hail, in the time appointed, 
His reign on earth begun ! 

. 578 



MISSIONS. 



He comes to break oppression, 

To set the captive free, 
To take away transgression, 

And rule in equity. 

2. He comes with succor speedy 

To those who suffer wrong ; 
To help the poor and needy, 

And bid the weak be strong ; 
To give them songs for sighing, 

Their darkness turn to light, 
Whose souls, condemned and dying, 

Were precious in His sight. 

3. He shall come down like showers 

Upon the fruitful earth, 
And love and joy, like flowers, 

Spring in His path to birth : 
Before Him, on the mountains, 

Shall peace, the herald, go, 
And righteousness in fountains 

From hill to valley flow. 

4. Arabia's desert-ranger 

To Him shall bow the knee ; 
The Ethiopian stranger 

His glory come to see : 
Kings shall fall down before Him, 

And gold and incense bring ; 
All nations shall adore Him, 

His praise all people sing. 

830. L. M. COLLYER. 

The assembly of the Saints. — Ps. 89 : 7. 

1. Assembled at Thy great command, 
Before Thy face, dread King, we stand : 
The voice that marshalled every star 
Has called Thy people from afar. 
579 



THE CHUHCH. 



2. We meet through distant lands to spread 
The truth for winch the martyrs bled ; 
Along the line, to either pole, 

The anthem of Thy praise to roll. 

3. Our prayers assist ; accept our praise ; 
Our hopes revive ; our courage raise ; 
Our counsels aid ; to each impart 
The single eye, the faithful heart. 

4. Forth with Thy chosen heralds come ; 
Recall the wandering spirits home ; 
From Zion's mount send forth the sound, 
To spread the spacious earth around. 



831. 7s & 6s. Pratt's Coll. 

The mountains and the hills shall break foeth before you into 
SINGING. — Is. 55 : 12. 

1. When shall the voice of singing 

Flow joyfully along? 
When hill and valley, ringing 

With one triumphant song, 
Proclaim the contest ended, 

And Him who once was slain, 
A second time descended, 

In righteousness to reign ? 

2. Then from the craggy mountains 

The sacred shout shall fly, 
And shady vales and fountains 

Shall echo the reply ; 
High tower and lowly dwelling 

Shall send the hymn around, 
All hallelujah swelling 

In one continued sound. 
580 



MISSIONS. 



832. C. M. Watts. 

I "WILL ALSO GATHER ALL NATIONS. —Joel 3 : 2. 

1. Pity the nations, O our God ; 

Constrain the earth to come ; 
Send Thy victorious word abroad, 
And brino; the strangers home. 

2. We long to see Thy churches full, 

That all Thy faithful race 
May, with one voice, and heart, and soul, 
Sing Thy redeeming grace. 

833. 7s & 6s. Hastings. 

Lift te up a banner upon the high mountain. — Is. 13: 2. 

1. Now be the gospel banner 

In every land unfurled ; 
And be the shout, Hosanna ! 

Reechoed through the world ; 
Till every isle and nation, 

Till every tribe and tongue, 
Receive the great salvation, 

And join the happy throng. 

2. What though the embattled legions 

Of earth and hell combine, — 
His arm throughout their regions 

Shall soon resplendent shine. 
Ride on, O Lord, victorious ! 

Immanuel, Prince of Peace ! 
Thy triumph shall be glorious, 

Thy empire still increase. 

3. Yes, Thou shalt reign forever, 

O Jesus, King of kings ! 
Thy light. Thy love, Thy favor, 
Each ransomed captive sings. 

581 



THE CHURCH. 



The isles for Thee are waiting ; 

The deserts learn Thy praise ; 
The hills and valleys, greeting, 

The song responsive raise. 

834. 8s, 7s, & 4. Kelly. 

The Loed hath made bare His holy arm in the eyes of all the 

NATIONS. — Is. 52 : 10. 

1. Yes, we trust the day is breaking ; 

Joyful times are near at hand ; 
God, the mighty God, is speaking, 
By His word, in every land. 

Mark His progress — 
Darkness flies at His command. 

2. While the foe becomes more daring, 

While he " enters like a flood," 
God the Saviour is preparing 

Means to spread His truth abroad. 

Every language 
Soon shall tell the love of God. 

3. O, 'tis pleasant, 'tis reviving 

To our hearts, to hear, each day, 
Joyful news, from far arriving, 
How the gospel wins its way, 

Those enlightenino; 
Who in death and darkness lay. 

4. God of Jacob, high and glorious, 

Let Thy people see Thy hand ; 
Let the gospel be victorious 

Through the world, in every land ; 

Let the idols 
Perish, Lord, at Thy command. 
582 



MISSIONS. 



835. L. M. Pratt's Coll. 

Thou shalt abise and have jjeecy upon Zion. — Ps. 102: 13. 

1. Sovereign of worlds, display Thy power ; 
Be this Thy Zion's favored hour ; 

Bid the bright morning Star arise, 
And point the nations to the skies. 

2. Set up Thy throne where Satan reigns, — 
On Afric's shore, on India's plains, 

On wilds and continents unknown, — 
And make the nations all Thine own. 



3. Speak, and the world shall hear Thy voice ; 
Speak, and the desert shall rejoice ; 
Scatter the gloom of heathen night, 
And bid all nations hail the light. 



836. H. M. Pratt's Coll. 

God be mebciful unto us. — Ps. 67 : 1. 

1. Rise, gracious God, and shine 
In all Thy saving might, 
And prosper each design 

To spread Thy glorious light ; 



Let healing streams 
Of mercy flow, 



That all the earth 
Thy truth may know. 



O, bring the nations near, 

That they may sing Thy praise ; 
Let all the people hear 

And learn Thy holy ways. 



Reign, mighty God, 
Assert Thy cause, 



And govern by 
Thv righteous laws. 



583 



THE CHURCH. 



3. Put forth Thy glorious power ; 
The nations then will see, 
And earth present her store 
In converts born of Thee. 



God, our own God, 
His church will bless, 



And earth shall yield 
Her full increase. 



837. 7s. Lyte. 

I, the Lord, will hasten it in His time. —Is. 60 : 22. 

1. Hasten, Lord, the glorious time 

When, beneath Messiah's sway, 
Every nation, every clime, 
Shall the gospel call obey. 

2. Mightiest kings His power shall own, 

Heathen tribes His name adore ; 
Satan and his host, o'er thrown, 

Bound in chains, shall hurt no more. 

3. Then shall wars and tumults cease, 

Then be banished grief and pain ; 
Righteousness, and joy, and peace, 
Undisturbed, shall ever reign. 

4. Bless we, then, our gracious Lord, 

Ever praise His holy name, 
All His mighty acts record, 

All His wondrous love proclaim. 

838. 8s & 7s. Ur wick's Coll. 

A King shall keign in righteousness. — Is. 32 : 1. 

1. O Thou Sun of glorious splendor, 
Shine with healing in Thy wing, 
Chase away these shades of darkness, 
Holy light and comfort bring. 

584 



MISSIONS. 



2. Let the heralds of salvation 

Round the world with joy proclaim 
Death and hell are spoiled and vanquished 
Through the great Immanuel's name. 

3. Take Thy power, almighty Saviour, 

Claim the nations for Thine own ; 
Reign, thou Lord of life and glory, 
Till each heart becomes Thy throne. 

4. Then the earth, o'erspread with glory, 

Decked with heavenly splendor bright, 
Shall be made Jehovah's dwelling, 
As at first the Lord's delight. 

839. L. M. Slinn. 

Ghant us Thy salvation. — Ps. 85 : 7. 

1. Arise, in all Thy splendor, Lord; 
Let power attend Thy gracious word ; 
Unveil the beauties of Thy face, 
And show the glories of Thy grace. 

2. Send forth Thy messengers of peace ; 
Make Satan's reign and empire cease ; 
Let Thy salvation, Lord, be known, 
That all the world Thy power may own. 

840. 8s, 7s, & 4. Williams. 

Thy kingdom come. — Matt. 6 : 10. 

1. O'er the gloomy hills of darkness 
Look, my soul ; be still, and gaze ; 
See the promises advancing 
To a glorious dav of grace. 

Blessed jubilee, 
Let thy glorious morning dawn. 
585 



THE CHURCH. 



2. Let the dark, benighted pagan, 

Let the rude barbarian, see 
That divine and glorious conquest 
Once obtained on Calvary; 

Let the gospel 
Loud resound, from pole to pole. 

3. Kingdoms wide, that sit in darkness, — 

Grant them, Lord, the glorious light ; 
Now from eastern coast to western 
May the morning chase the night; 

Let redemption, 
Freely purchased, win the day. 

4. Fly abroad, thou mighty gospel ; 

Win and conquer — never cease ; 
May thy lasting, wide dominions 
Multiply, and still increase ; 

Sway Thy sceptre, 
Saviour, all the world around. 

841. S. M. TTardlaw's Coll. 

Let God arise. — Ps. 68 : 1. 

1. O Lord our God, arise ; 

The cause of truth maintain, 
And wide o'er all the peopled world 
Extend her blessed reign. 

2. Thou Prince of life, arise, 

Nor let Thy glory cease ; 
Far spread the conquests of Thy grace, 
And bless the earth with peace. 

3. O Holy Spirit, rise, 

Expand Thy heavenly wing, 
And o'er a dark and ruined world 
Let light and order spring. 

586 



MISSIONS. 



4. 0, all ye nations, rise ; 

To God the Saviour sing ; 
From shore to shore, from earth to heaven, 
Let echoing anthems ring. 

842. L. M. Pratt's Coll. 

The kingdoms of this "world are become the kingdoms of our Lord. 

Rev. 11 : 15. 

1. So ox may the last glad song arise 
Through all the millions of the skies — 
That song of triumph which records 
That all the earth is now the Lord's. 

2. Let thrones, and powers, and kingdoms be 
Obedient, mighty God, to Thee ; 

And over land, and stream, and main, 
Wave Thou the sceptre of Thy reign. 

o. O, let that glorious anthem swell ; 
Let host to host the triumph tell, 
That not one rebel heart remains, 
But over all the Saviour reigns. 

843. 6s & 4s. Marriott. 

Let there be light. — Gen. 1 : 3. 

1. Thou whose almighty word 
Chaos and darkness heard, 

And took their flight, 
Hear us, we humbly pray, 
And where the gospel day 
Sheds not its glorious ray 

Let there be light. 

2. Thou who didst come to bring 
On Thy redeeming wing 

Healing and sight, — 

587 



THE CHURCH. 



Health to the sick in mind, 
Light to the inly blind, — 
0, now, to all mankind, 
Let there be light. 

3. Descend Thou from above, 
Spirit of truth and love ; 

Speed on Thy flight ; 
Move o'er the waters' face, 
Spirit of hope and grace, 
And in earth's darkest place 

Let there be light. 

844. 12s, 11 & 8. S. F. Smith. 

OU DIDST RIDE UPON THIXE HOESES AND THY CHARIOTS OF SALVATIOK. 

Hab. 3 : 8. 

The Prince of salvation in triumph is riding, 

And glory attends Him along His bright way ; 
The tidings of grace on the breezes are gliding, 
And nations are owning His sway. 

Ride on in Thy greatness, Thou conquering Saviour ; 

Let thousands of thousands submit to Thy reign, 
Acknowledge Thy goodness, entreat for Thy favor, 
And follow Thy glorious train. 

Then loud shall ascend from each sanctified nation 
The voice of thanksgiving, the chorus of praise ; 
And heaven shall reecho the song of salvation 
In rich and melodious lays. 

845. C. M. Gibbons. 

O, send out Thy light ajtd Thy truth. — Ps. 43 : 3. 

1. Send forth Thy word, and let it fly, 
Armed with Thy Spirit's power, 
And thousands shall confess its sway, 
And bless the saving hour. 

588 



MISSIONS. 



2. Beneath the influence of its grace 

The barren wastes shall rise, 
With sudden greens and fruits arrayed — 
A blooming paradise. 

3. Peace, with her olives crowned, shall stretch 

Her wings from shore to shore ; 
No trump shall rouse the rage of war, 
Xo murderous cannon roar. 

4. Lord, for these days we wait ; these days 

Are in Thy word foretold ; 
Fly swifter, sun and stars, and bring 
This promised age of gold. 

5. Amen, with joy divine, let earth's 

Unnumbered myriads cry ; 
Amen, with joy divine, let heaven's 
Unnumbered choirs reply. 

846. 8s, 7s, & 4. Etland. 

Gird Thy sword upon Thy thigh, O most Mighty ! — Ps. 45:3. 

1. Gird Thy sword on, mighty Saviour ; 

Make the word of truth Thy car ; 
Prosper in Thy course, triumphant ; 
All success attend Thy war ; 

Gracious Victor, 
Bring Thy trophies from afar. 

2. Majesty combines with meekness, 

Righteousness and peace unite, 
To insure Thy blessed conquests ; 
Take possession of Thy right ; 

Ride triumphant, 
Dressed in robes of purest light. 
589 



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3. Blessed are they that touch Thy sceptre ; 
Blessed are all that own Thy reign ; 
Freed from sin, that worst of tyrants, 
Rescued from its galling chain ; 

Saints and angels, 
All who know Thee, bless Thy reign. 

847. 8s, 7s, & 4. Leland's Hymns. 

The Dayspeijtg from ox high. — Luke 1 : 78. 

1. Christian, see ! the orient morning 

Breaks along the heathen sky ; 
Lo, the expected day is dawning, 
Glorious Dayspring from on high ; 

Hallelujah ! 
Hail the Dayspring from on high ! 

2. Heathens at the sight are singing ; 

Morning wakes the tuneful lays ; 
Precious offerings they are bringing, 
First fruits of more perfect praise ; 

Hallelujah ! 
Hail the Dayspring from on high ! 

3. Zion's Sun, salvation beaming, 

Gilding now the radiant hills, 
Rise and shine, till, brighter gleaming, 
All the world Thy glory fills ; 

Hallelujah ! 
Hail the Dayspring from on high ! 

4. Lord of every tribe and nation, 

Spread Thy truth from pole to pole ; 
Spread the light of Thy salvation, 
Till it shine on every soul ; 

Hallelujah ! 
Hail the Dayspring from on high ! 
590 



MISSIONS. 



848. 



L. M. 



Doddridge. 



Give Him no rest till He establish, ajtd till He make Jerusalem a 
praise in the earth. — is. 62 : 7. 



1. Indulgent Sovereign of the skies, 

And wilt Thou bow Thy gracious ear ? 
While feeble mortals raise their cries, 
Wilt Thou, the great Jehovah, hear ? 

2. How shall Thy servants give Thee rest, 

Till Zion's mouldering walls Thou raise ? 
Till Thy own power shall stand confessed, 
And make Jerusalem a praise ? 

3. Look down, God, with pitying eye, 

And view the desolation round ; 
See what wide realms in darkness lie, 
And hurl their idols to the ground. 

4. Loud let the gospel trumpet blow, 

And call the nations from afar ; 
Let all the isles their Saviour know, 
And earth's remotest ends draw near. 



I WILL OPEN RIVERS IX HIGH PLACES, AND FOUNTAINS IN THE MIDST OF 
THE VALLEYS. — Is. 41 : 18. 



1. The morning light is breaking ; 

The darkness disappears ; 
The sons of earth are waking 

To penitential tears ; 
Each breeze that sweeps the ocean 

Brings tidings from afar 
Of nations in commotion, 

Prepared for Zion's war. 



849. 



7s & 6s. 



S. F. 



Smith. 



THE CHURCH. 



2. Rich dews of grace come o'er us, 

In many a gentle shower, 
And brighter scenes before us 

Are opening every hour ; 
Each cry, to heaven going, 

Abundant answers brings, 
And heavenly gales are blowing, 

With peace upon their wings. 

3. See heathen nations bending 

Before the God we love, 
And thousand hearts ascending 

In gratitude above ; 
While sinners, now confessing, 

The gospel call obey, 
And seek the Saviour's blessing, 

A nation in a day. 

4. Blest river of salvation, 

Pursue thy onward way ; 
Flow thou to every nation, 

Nor in thy richness stay; 
Stay not till all the lowly 

Triumphant reach their home ; 
Stay not till all the holy 

Proclaim, " The Lord is come." 



850. 10s. D WIGHT. 

Israel shall be glad. — Ps. 53: 6. 

1. Lord of all worlds, incline Thy bounteous ear, 
Thy children's voice with tender mercy hear ; 
Bear Thy blest promise, fixed as hills, in mind, 
And shed renewing grace on lost mankind ; 
O, let Thy Spirit like soft dews descend, 
Thy gospel run to earth's remotest end. 

592 



MISSIONS. 



2. Let Zion's walls before Thee ceaseless stand, 
Dear as Thine eye, and graven on Thy hand ; 
From earth's far regions Jacob's sons restore, 
Oppressed by man and scourged by Thee no more ; 
Enriched with gold, adorned with heavenly grace, 
Truth their sole guide, and all their pleasure praise. 

3. Then Satan's kingdom shall from earth retire, 
Dead forms dissolve, and furious zeal expire ; 
The Beast's fell throne shall darkness dire surround, 
Mohammed's empire crumble to the ground ; 

The dreams of infidels in smoke decay, 
And all the foes of Heaven shall fleet away. 

4. In barren wilds shall living waters spring, 
Fair temples rise, and songs of transport ring ; 
The savage mind with sweet affection warm, 
And light and love the yielding bosom charm ; 
From sin's oblivious sleep the soul arise, 

And grace and goodness shower from balmy skies. 

5. Then shall mankind no more in darkness mourn, 
Then happy nations in a day be born ; 

From east to west Thy glorious name be one, 
And one pure worship hail the eternal Son ; 
Remotest realms one spotless faith unite, 
And o'er all regions beam the gospel's light. 

851. 7s & 6s. Pomroy. 

All natioks shall seeye Him. — Ps. 72 : U. 

1. Where Stamboul's towers are gleaming, 
With crescent lifted high, 
The cross of Christ is beaming, 

Amid the eastern sky ; 
O'er Persia's lake is rising 

The bright and morning star, 
Which, in their hearts adoring, 
" The wise men " saw afar. 
38 593 



THE CHURCH. 



2. 'Mid Afric's sands, sweet fountains 

In living freshness flow ; 
On India's plains and mountains 

The tree of life doth grow ; 
Old China, too, is rising, 

God's mercy to adore, 
And beauteous isles are shouting, 

" Jesus forevermore ! " 

3. The mighty God is coming ; 

Lift high the sacred song ; 
Earth's jubilee's approaching ; 

The tidings roll along ; 
Go, spread the blissful story 

Wherever man is found, 
Till Jesus reigns in glory 

The ransomed world around. 

852. 7s. Pratt's Coll. 

King of kings, and Loed of loeds. — Rev. 19 : 16. 

I 

1. Wake the song of jubilee ; 
Let it echo o'er the sea ; 

Now is come the promised hour ; 
Jesus reigns with sovereign power. 

2. All ye nations, join and sing, 

" Christ of lords and kings is King ; " 
Let it sound from shore to shore, 
" Jesus reigns forevermore." 

3. Now the desert lands rejoice, 
And the islands join their voice ; 
Yea, the whole creation sings, 
"Jesus is the King of kings." 

594 



MISSIONS. 



853. 



8s, 7s, & 4. 



Pratt's Coll. 



The Lord hath made K.\owif His salvation. — Ps. 98 : 2. 

1. Songs anew of honor framing, 

Sing ye to the Lord alone ; 
All His wondrous works proclaiming; 
Jesus wondrous works hath done ; 

Glorious victory 
His right hand and arm have won. 

2. Now He bids His great salvation 

Through the heathen lands be told ; 
Tidings spread through every nation, 
And His acts of grace unfold; 

All the heathen 
Shall His righteousness behold. 

3. Shout aloud, and hail the Saviour ; 

Jesus, Lord of all, proclaim ; 
As ye triumph in His favor, 
All ye lands declare His fame ; 

Loud rejoicing, 
Shout the honors of His name. 



Light unto the people, and to the Gentiles. — Acts 26 : 23. 



1. Great God, the nations of the earth 
Are by creation Thine ; 
And in Thy works, by all beheld, 
Thine obvious glories shine. 
595 



854. 



C. M. 



Gibbons. 



THE CHURCH. 

2. But, Lord, Thy greater love hath sent 

Thy gospel to mankind, 
Unveiling what rich stores of grace 
Are treasured in Thy mind. 

3. Lord, when shall these glad tidings spread 

The spacious earth around, 
Till every tribe and every soul 
Shall hear the joyful sound? 

4. Smile, Lord, on each divine attempt 

To spread the gospel's ray-. 
And build on sin's demolished throne 
The temples of Thy praise. 



DOXOLOGT. 

To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
One God, whom we adore, 

Be glory, as it was, is now, 
And shall be evermore. 



855. l. m. 

I WILL PUBLISH THE NAME OF THE LORD. — Dent 32 : 3. 

1. Ye Christian heralds, go, proclaim 
Salvation through Iranian u el's name ; 
To distant climes the tidings bear, 
And plant the Rose of Sharon there. 

2. He'll shield you with a wall of fire, 
With flaming zeal your breasts inspire, 
Bid raging winds their fury cease, 
And hush the tempest into peace. 

596 



MISSIONS. 



3. And when your labors all are o'er, 
Then we shall meet to part no more ; 
Meet with the blood-bought throng, to fall, 
And crown our Jesus Lord of all. 

856. 7s & 6s. Pratt's Coll. 

My presence shall go with thee. — Ex. 33 : 14. 

1. Roll on, thou mighty ocean ; 

And, as thy billows flow, 
Bear messengers of mercy 

To every land below. 
Arise, ye gales, and waft them 

Safe to the destined shore, 
That man may sit in darkness 

And death's black shade no more. 

2. Thou eternal Ruler, 

Who holdest in Thine arm 
The tempests of the ocean, 

Protect them from all harm : 
Thy presence e'er be with them, 

Wherever they may be, 
Though far from us, who love them, 

Still let them be with Thee. 

857. 7s. Maksden. 

GO YE INTO ALL THE VOELD, AND PREACH THE GOSPEL TO EVERY CREATURE. 

Mark 16 : 15. 

1. Go, ye messengers of God, 

Like the beams of morning, fly ; 
Take the wonder-working rod, 
Wave the banner-cross on high. 

2. Where the aspirant minaret 

Gleams along the morning skies, 
Wave it till the crescent set, 
And the " Star of Jacob " rise. 
597 



% THE CHURCH. 



3. Go, to many a tropic isle, 

In the bosom of the deep, 
Where the skies forever smile, 
And the oppressed forever weep. 

4. O'er the negro's night of care, 

Pour the living light of heaven ; 
Chase away the fiend despair, 
Bid him hope to be forgiven. 

5. Where the golden gates of day 

Open on the palmy East, 
Wide the bleeding cross display, 
Spread the gospel's richest feast. 

6. Circumnavigate the ball, 

Visit every soil and sea, 
Preach the cross of Christ to all ; 
Jesus' love is full and free. 

858. 8s, 7s, & 4. Kelly. 

Cry aloud, spare not. — Is. 58: L 

1. Men of God, go take your stations ; 

Darkness reigns throughout the earth ; 
Go, proclaim among the nations 
Joyful news of heavenly birth : 

Bear the tidings 
Of the Saviour's matchless worth. 

2. Of His gospel not ashamed, 

As the power of God to save, 
Go where Christ was never named, 
Publish freedom to the slave — 

Blessed freedom ! 
Freedom Zion's children have. 
59S 



MISSIONS. 



3. When exposed to fearful dangers, 
Jesus will His own defend ; 
Borne afar 'mid foes and strangers, 
Jesus will appear your Friend ; 

And His presence 
Shall be with you to the end. 

859. L. M. Balfour. 

GO YE THEEEFOEE AXD TEACH ALL NATIONS. — Matt. 28: 19. 

1. Go, messenger of peace and love. 

To nations plunged in shades of night ; 
Like angels sent from fields above, 
Be thine to shed celestial light. 

2. Go, to the hungry food impart, 

To paths of -peace the wanderer guide, 
And lead the thirsty, panting heart 
Where streams of living water glide. 

3. Go, bid the bright and morning Star 

From Bethlehem's plains resplendent shine, 
And piercing through the gloom afar, 
Shed heavenly light and love divine. 

4. To India's various castes proclaim 

The gospel's soft, but powerful voice ; 
And, at the blest Redeemer's name, 
Let ocean's lonely isles rejoice. 

5. From north to south, from east to west, 

Messiah yet shall reign supreme ; 
His name by every tongue confessed. 
His praise the universal theme. 

599 



THE CHURCH. 

860. 8s, 7s, & 4. S. F, Smith. 

Fabewell. — Acts 18: 21. 

1. Yes, my native land, I love thee ; 

All thy scenes, I love them well ; 
Friends, connections, happy country, 
Can I bid you all farewell ? 

Can I leave you, 
Far in heathen lands to dwell ? 

2. Home, thy joys are passing lovely — 

Joys no stranger-heart can tell ; 
Happy home, indeed I love thee ; 
Can I, can I say, " Farewell " ? 

Can I leave thee, 
Far in heathen lands to dwell ? 

3. Scenes of sacred peace and pleasure, 

Holy days and Sabbath bell, 
Richest, brightest, sweetest treasure, 
Can I say a last farewell ? 

Can I leave you, 
Far in heathen lands to dwell ? 

4. Yes, I hasten from you gladly — 

From the scenes I loved so well ; 
Far away, ye billows, bear me ; 
Lovely, native land, farewell ; 

Pleased I leave thee, 
Far in heathen lands to dwell. 

5. In the deserts let me labor ; 

On the mountains let me tell 
How He died — the blessed Saviour — 
To redeem a world from hell ; 

Let me hasten, 
Far in heathen lands to dwell. 
600 



MISSIONS. 



6. Bear me on, thou restless ocean ; 
Let the winds niy canvas swell ; 
Heaves my heart with warm emotion, 
While I go far hence to dwell ; 

Glad I bid thee, 
Native land, farewell, farewell. 

861. L. M. Watts. 



He shall reign forever and ever. —Rev. U: 15. 



1. Let the seventh angel sound on high, 
Let shouts be heard through all the sky ; 
Kings of the earth, with glad accord 
Give up your kingdoms to the Lord. 

2. Almighty God, Thy power assume, 
Who wast, and art, and art to come ; 
Jesus, the Lamb, who once was slain, 
Forever live, forever reign. 

862. 7s & 6s. Lyte. 



O THAT THE SALVATION OF ISRAEL WERE COME OUT OF ZlON. — Ps. 14: 7. 



1. O that the Lord's salvation 

Were out of Zion come, 
To heal His ancient nation, 

To lead His outcasts home ! 
How long the holy city 

Shall heathen feet profane ! 
Return, O Lord, in pity ; 

Rebuild her walls again. 



2. Let fall Thy rod of terror, 
Thy saving grace impart ; 
Roll back the veil of error, 
Release the fettered heart ; 



THE CHURCH. 



Let Israel, home returning, 
Their lost Messiah see ; 

Give oil of joy for mourning 
And bind Thy church to Thee. 



863. L. M. Merrick. 

Wilt Thou not eetite us again ?— Ps. 85 : 6. 

1. Arise, great God, and let Thy grace 
Shed its glad beams on Jacob's race ; 
Restore the long-lost, scattered band ; 
Recall them to their native land. 



2. Their misery let Thy mercy heal, 
Their trespass hide, their pardon seal ; 
O God of Israel, hear our prayer, 
And grant them still Thy love to share. 

3. How long shall Jacob's offspring prove 
The sad suspension of Thy love ? 
Lord, shall Thy wrath perpetual burn? 
And wilt Thou ne'er, appeased, return ? 

4. Thy quickening Spirit now impart, 
And wake to joy each grateful heart, 
While Israel's rescued tribes in Thee 
Their bliss and full salvation see. 



864. 8s, 7s, & 4 Pkatt's Coll. 

The house of Jacob shall possess theie possessions. — Ob. 17. 

1. May the glorious day of promise 

Come, and spread its cheerful ray ; 
When the scattered sheep of Israel 
Shall no longer go astray. 

When hosannas 
With united voice they cry. 
602 



MISSIONS. 



2. Lord, how long wilt Thou be angry ? 
Shall Thy wrath forever burn ? 
Rise ; redeem Thine ancient people ; 
Then* transgressions from them turn. 

King of Israel, 
Come and set Thy people free. 

865. L. M. Epis. Coll. 

He shall set up ah Ensign foe the nations, and shall assemble the 
outcasts of israel. — is. u : 12. 

1. Lord, visit Thy forsaken race ; 

Back to the fold the wanderers bring ; 
Teach them to seek Thy slighted grace, 
And hail in Christ their promised King. 

2. The veil of darkness rend in twain 

Which hides their Shiloh's glorious light ; 
The severed olive branch again 
Firm to its parent stock unite. 

3. Hail, glorious day ! expected long ! 

When Jew and Greek one prayer shall pour, 
With eager feet one temple throng, 
With grateful praise one God adore. 

866. L. M. Pratt's Coll. 

We HANGED OUE HAEPS UPON THE "WILLOWS. — Ps. 137 : 2. 

1. Why, on the bending willows hung, 

Israel, still sleeps thy tuneful string ? 
Still mute remains thy sullen tongue, 
And Zion's song denies to sing ? 

2. Awake ; thy sweetest raptures raise ; 

Let harp and voice unite their strains : 
Thy promised King His sceptre sways ; 
Jesus, thine own Messiah reigns ! 
603 



THE CHURCH. 



3. No taunting foes the song require ; 

No strangers mock thy captive chain ; 
But friends provoke the silent lyre, 
And brethren ask the holy strain. 

4. By foreign streams no longer roam ; 

Nor, weeping, think of Jordan's flood : 
In every clhne behold a home ; 
In every temple see thy God. 

867. L. M. Tate & Brady. 

We wept when we remembered Zion. — Ps. 137 : 1. 

1. When we, our weary limbs to rest, 

Sat down by proud Euphrates' stream, 
We wept, with doleful thoughts oppressed, 
And Zion was our mournful theme. 

2. Our harps, that, when with joy we sung, 

Were wont their tuneful parts to bear, 
With silent strings, neglected hung 
On willow trees, that withered there. 

3. How shall we tune our voice to sing, 

Or touch our harps with skilful hands ? 
Shall hymns of joy, to God our King, 
Be sung by slaves in foreign lands ? 

4. O Salem, our once happy seat, 

When I of thee forgetful prove, 
Let then my trembling hand forget 
The speaking strings with art to move. 

5. If I to mention thee forbear, 

Eternal silence seize my tongue, 
Or if I sing one cheerful air 
Till thy deliverance is my song. 
604 



MISSIONS. 



868. C. P. M. Epis. Coll. 

The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them. 

Is. 3o : 1. 

1. Whex, Lord, to this our western land, 
Led by Thy providential hand, 

Our wandering fathers came, 
Their ancient homes, their friends in youth, 
Sent forth the heralds of Thy truth, 

To keep them in Thy name. 

2. Then, through our solitary coast, 
The desert features soon were lost, 

Thy temples there arose ; 
Our shores, as culture made them fair, 
Were hallowed by Thy rites, by prayer, 

And blossomed as the rose. 

3. And O, may we repay this debt 
To regions solitary yet 

Within our spreading land ; 
There, brethren, from our common home, 
Still westward, like our fathers, roam, 

Still guided by Thy hand. 

4. Saviour, we own this debt of love ; 

0, shed Thy Spirit from above, 
To move each Christian breast, 

Till heralds shall Thy truth proclaim, 
And temples rise, to fix Thy name 
Through all our desert west. 

869. 8s & 7s. 

He shall hate dominion also from sea to sea. — Ps. 72 : 3. 

1. Where the wilderness is lying, — 

And the trees of ages nod, 
Westward in the desert crying, 
Make a highway for our God, — 
605 



THE CHURCH. 



2. "Westward till the church be kneeling 

In the forest aisles so dim, 
And the wild wood's arches pealing 
With the people's holy hymn. 

3. Westward still, O Lord, in glory 

Be Thy bannered cross unfurled, 
Till from vale and mountain hoary 
Rolls the anthem round the world. 

4. Reign, O, reign o'er every nation ; 

Reign, Redeemer, Father, King ; 
And with songs of Thy salvation 
Let the wide creation ring. 



870. 7s & 6s. 

The wastes shall be builded. — Ezek. 36 : S3. 

1. Our country's voice is pleading; 

Ye men of God, arise ; 
His Providence is leading ; 

The land before you lies. 
Day gleams are o'er it brightening, 

And promise clothes the soil ; 
Wide fields, for harvest whitening, 

Invite the reaper's toil. 

2. Where prairie flowers are blooming, 

Plant Sharon's fairer Rose, 
The farthest wilds illuming 

With light that ever glows. 
To each lone forest ranger 

The word of life unseal ; 
To every exile stranger 

Its saving truths reveal. 
606 



SEAMEN. 



3. The love of Christ unfolding, 

Speed forth from east to west, 
Till all His cross beholding, 

In Him are folly blessed. 
Great Author of salvation, 

Haste, haste the glorious day 
When we, a ransomed nation, 

Thy sceptre shall obey. 

871. C. M. Liyermore. 

He shall be as the light of the moexixg. — 2 Sam. 23 : 4. 

1. Our pilgrim brethren dwelling far, 

O God of truth and love, 
Light Thou their path with Thine own Star, 
Bright beaming from above. 

2. Wide as their mighty rivers flow, 

Let Thine own truth extend ; 
Where prairies spread, and forests grow, 
O Lord, Thy gospel send. 

3. Then will a mighty nation own 

A union firm and strong ; 
The sceptre of the eternal throne 
Shall rule its councils long. 



THE CHURCH. — SEAMEN. 
872. L. M. Watts. 

He mazeth the stoem a calm. — Ps. 107 : 29. 

1. Would you behold the works of God, 
His wonders in the world abroad, 
Go with the mariners, and trace 
The unknown regions of the seas. 

607 



THE CHURCH. 

2. They leave their native shores behind, 
And seize the favor of the wind ; 

Till God commands, and tempests rise, 
That heave the ocean to the skies. 

3. "When land is far, and death is nigh, 
Lost to all hope, to God they cry ; 
His mercy hears their loud address, 
And sends salvation in distress. 

4. He bids the winds their wrath assuage, 
The furious waves forget their rage ; 
'Tis calm; and sailors smile to see 
The haven where they wished to be. 

5. O, may the sons of men record 

The wondrous goodness of the Lord; 
Let them their private offerings bring, 
And in the church His glory sing. 



873. 8s & 7s. 

HE TTAS IX THE HIXDEB PART OF THE SHIP, ASLEEP OX A PILLOTV. 

Mark 4 I 38. 

1. Tossed upon life's raging billow, 
Sweet it is, O Lord, to know 
Thou didst press a sailor's pillow, 

And canst feel a sailor's woe. 
Never slumbering, never sleeping, 

Though the night be dark and drear, 
Thou the faithful watch art keeping, 
" All, all's well," Thy constant cheer. 

And though loud the wind is howling, 

Fierce though flash the lightnings red, 
Darkly though the storm cloud's scowling 
O'er the sailor's anxious head, 
608 



2. 



i 



SEAMEN. 



Thou canst calm the raging ocean, 
All its noise and tumult still, 

Hush the tempest's wild commotion, 
At the bidding of Thy will. 

3. Thus my heart the hope will cherish, 

While to Thee I lift mine eye, 
Thou wilt save me ere I perish ; 

Thou wilt hear the sailor's cry ; 
And though mast and sail be riven, 

Life's short voyage will soon be o'er ; 
Safely moored in heaven's wide haven, 

Storm and tempest vex no more. 



874. CM. Watts. 

His wondees in the deep. — Ps. 107 : 24. 

1. Thy works of glory, mighty Lord, 

Thy wonders in the deeps, 
The sons of courage shall record, 
Who trade in floating ships. 

2. At Thy command the winds arise, 

And swell the towering waves ; 
The men, astonished, mount the skies, 
And sink in gaping graves. 

3. Sailors rejoice to lose their fears, 

And see the storm allayed ; 
Now to their eyes the port appears ; 
There let their vows be paid. 

4. O that the sons of men would praise 

The goodness of the Lord, 
And those who see Thy wondrous ways 
Thy wondrous love record. 
39 609 



THE CHURCH. 



875. 7s. C. Wesley. 

Lord, save me. — Matt. 14 : 30. 

1. Lord, whom winds and seas obey, 
Guide us through the watery way ; 
In the hollow of Thy hand 
Hide, and bring us safe to land. 

2. Keep the souls whom now we leave ; 
Bid them to each other cleave ; 

Bid them walk on life's rough sea ; 
Bid them come by faith to Thee. 

3. Save, till all these tempests end, 
All who on Thy love depend ; 
Waft our happy spirits o'er ; 
Land us on the heavenly shore. 

876. 7s. Mo XTGOMEET. 

SO HE BR1XGETH THEM UXTO THEIR DESIRED HAVEN. — Ps. 107 : 30. 

1. They that toil upon the deep, 

And in vessels light and frail 
O'er the mighty waters sweep, 

With the billow and the gale, 
Mark what wonders God performs, 

When He speaks, and, uncoiihned, 
Rush to battle all His storms, 

In the chariots of the wind. 

2. Up to heaven their bark is whirled, 

On the mountain of the wave ; 
Down as suddenly 'tis hurled 

To the abysses of the grave ; 
To and fro they reel, they roll, 

As intoxicate with wine ; 
Terrors paralyze their soul, 

Helm they quit and hope resign. 
610 



SEAMEN. 



3. Then unto the Lord they cry : 

He inclines a gracious ear ; 
Sends deliverance from on high, 

Rescues them from all their fear : 
O that men would praise the Lord, 

For His goodness to their race, 
For the wonders of His word, 

And the riches of His grace ! 

877. 12s. Heber. 

Lord, sate rs : we perish. — Matt. 8 : 25. 

1. When through the torn sail the wild tempest is 

streaming, 

When o'er the dark wave the red lightning is 
gleaming, 

Nor hope lends a ray, the poor seaman to cherish, 
We fly to our Maker, — Help, Lord, or we perish ! 

2. O Jesus, once tossed on the breast of the billow, 
Aroused by the shriek of despair from Thy pillow, 
Now seated in glory, the mariner cherish, 

Who cries, in his danger, Help, Lord, or we perish ! 

3. And, O, when the whirlwind of passion is raging, 
When hell in our hearts his wild warfare is waging, 
Arise in Thy strength, Thy redeemed to cherish ; 
Rebuke the destroyer, — Help, Lord, or we perish ! 

878. 8s, 7 & 4. 

The Star -which they saw i>- the east wekt before. — Matt. 2 : 9. 

1. Star of Peace, to wanderers weary, 
Bright the beams that smile on me ; 
Cheer the pilot's vision dreary. 
Far, far at sea. 
611 



THE CHURCH. 



2. Star of Hope ! Gleam on the billow, 

Bless the soul that sighs for Thee ; 
Bless the sailor's lonely pillow, 
Far, far at sea. 

3. Star of Faith ! When winds are mocking 

All his toil, he flies to Thee ; 
Save him, on the billows rocking, 
Far, far at sea. 

4. Star divine ! O safely guide him, 

Bring the wanderer home to Thee ; 
Sore temptations long have tried him, 
Far, far at sea. 



879. C. M. Madan's Coll. 

They that were in the ship came a>*d worshipped Him. — Matt. 14: 

1. Our little bark, on boisterous seas, 

By cruel tempests tossed, 
Without one cheerful beam of hope, 
Expecting to be lost, — 

2. "We to the Lord, in humble prayer, 

Breathed out our sad distress ; 
Though feeble, yet with contrite hearts, 
We begged return of peace. 

3. Then ceased the stormy winds to blow ; 

The surges ceased to roll ; 
And soon again a placid sea 
Spoke comfort to the soul. 

4. O, may our grateful, trembling hearts 

Their hallelujahs sing 
To Him who hath our lives preserved. — 
Our Saviour and our King. 



SEAMEN. 



880. c. m. 

There is sorrow ox the sea. — Jer. 49 : 23. 

1. Not in the churchyard shall he sleep, 

Amid the silent gloom ; 
His home was on the mighty deep, 
And there shall be his tomb. 

2. He loved his own bright, deep blue sea ; 

O'er it he loved to roam ; 
And now his winding sheet shall be 
That same bright ocean's foam. 

3. No village bell shall toll for him 

Its mournful, solemn dirge ; 
The winds shall chant a requiem 
To him beneath the surge. 

4. For him break not the grassy turf, 

Nor turn the dewy sod ; 
His dust shall rest beneath the surf, 
His spirit with its God. 



881. L. M. 

Thb abundance of the sea shall be converted unto Thee. — Is. 60: 5. 

1. Graxt the abundance of the sea 
May be converted, Lord, to Thee, 
And every sailor on the shore 
Return to God, to roam no more. 

2. The nations, then, with joy shall hail 
The Bethel flag in every sail ; 

And every ship that ploughs the ^ea 
A gospel messenger shall be. 

613 



TIIE CHURCH. 



3. Hasten, O Lord, that glorious day 
When seamen shall Thy word obey, 
And safe from port to port be driven 
To point a ruined world to heaven. 



THE CHURCH.— PARENTS AND 
CHILDREN. 

882. S. M. Beddohe. 

IS ALL THY WAYS ACKNOWLEDGE HlM. — PrOV. 3 : 6. 

1. In all my ways, O God, 

I would acknowledge Thee, 
And seek to keep my heart and house 
From all pollution free. 

2. Where'er I have a tent, 

An altar will I raise ; 
And thither my oblations bring, 
Of humble prayer and praise. 

3. Could I my wish obtain, 

My household, Lord, should be 
Devoted to Thyself alone, 
A dwelling place for Thee. 

883. 7s. COLLYER. 

And they shall be otte flesh. — Gen. 2 : 24. 

1. Father of the human race. 

Sanction with Thy heavenly grace 
What on earth hath now been done, 
That these twain be truly one. 

614 



PARENTS AND CHILDREN. 



2. One in sickness and in health, 
One in poverty and wealth, 
And, as year rolls after year, 
Each to other still more dear. 

3. One in purpose, one in heart, 
Till the mortal stroke shall part ; 
One in cheerful piety, 

One forever, Lord, with Thee. 

DOXOLOGY. 

Sing we to our God above, 
Praise eternal as His love ; 
Praise Him, all ye heavenly host, 
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 



884. S. M. Watts. 

There the Loed commanded the blessing. — Ps. 133 : 3. 

1. Blessed are the sons of peace, 

Whose hearts and hopes are one ; 
Whose kind designs to serve and please 
Through all their actions run. 

2. Blessed is the pious house 

Where zeal and friendship meet ; 
Their songs of praise, their mingled vows, 
Make their communion sweet. 

3. Thus on the heavenly hills 

The saints are blessed above, 
Where joy like morning dew distils, 
And all the air is love. 

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885. L. M. Bacon. 

To Abeaham and his seed weee the promises made. — Gal. 3: 16. 

1. O God of Abraham, ever sure 

The mercies of Thy covenant stand ; 
And still Thy saints, in Thee secure, 
May leave their offspring in Thy hand. 

2. Thou Shepherd of Thine Israel, tend 

Our children, as Thy lambs, in love ; 
From peril all their paths defend, 
And bring them to Thy fold above. 

3. Should they their covenant God forsake, 

Then Thou, our God, forsake them not ; 
Thy mercy let them still partake, 
Nor be Thy promises forgot. 

4. Let not Thy wrath against them burn ; 

Behold the seal that marks them Thine ; 
Thy power the wayward heart can turn ; 
O, turn their hearts by power divine. 



886. s. m. 

The promise is unto tott and to your children. — Acts 2 : 39. 

1. Our children Thou dost claim, 

O Lord, our God, as Thine : 
Ten thousand blessings to Thy name 
For goodness so divine. 

2. Thee let the fathers own, 

Thee let the sons adore ; 
Joined to the Lord in solemn vows, 
To be forgot no more. 
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PARENTS AND CHILDREN. 



3. How great Thy mercies, Lord ! 

How plenteous is Thy grace ! 
Which, in the promise of Thy love, 
Includes our rising race. 

4. Our offspring, still Thy care, 

Shall own their fathers' God ! 
To latest times Thy blessings share, 
And sound Thy praise abroad. 



887. 7s. Rippon's Coll. 

Thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children.— Deut. 6 : 7. 

1. Lord, assist us by Thy grace 
To instruct our infant race ; 
Grant us wisdom from above, 
Fill us with a Saviour's love. 

2. May we teach them day by day, 
In the house and by the way, 
When they rise and when they rest, 
Till Thy truth shall make them blessed. 

3. Gracious Saviour, hear our prayer : 
"We commit them to Thy care ; 

Be their Shepherd and their Guide ; 
Bring them to Thy bleeding side. 



888. C. M. Watts. 

Showing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord. 

Ps. 78 : 4. 

1. Let children hear the mighty deeds 
Which God performed of old ; 
Which in our younger years we saw, 
And which our fathers told. 
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2. He bids as make His glories known, 

His works of power and grace ; 
And we'll convey His wonders down 
Through every rising race. 

3. Our lips shall tell them to our sons, 

And they again to theirs. 
That generations yet unborn 
May teach them to their heirs. 

4. Thus shall they leam in God alone 

Their hope securely stands, 
That they may ne'er forget His works. 
But practise His commands. 

889. 7s. Campbell's Coll. 

He shall save the children. — Ps. 72: 4. 

L God of mercy, hear our prayer 

For the children Thou hast given ; 
Let them all Thy blessings share — 
Grace on earth, and bliss in heaven. 

2. In the morning of their days 

May their hearts be drawn to Thee ; 
Let them learn to lisp Thy praise 
In their earliest infancy. 

3. Cleanse their souls from every stain. 

Through the Saviour's precious blood ; 
Let them all be born again. 
And be reconciled to God. 

4. For this mercy. Lord, we cry ; 

Bend Thine ever-gracious ear ; 
"While on Thee our souls rely, 

Hear our prayer — in mercy, hear. 



PARENTS AND CHILDREN. 



890. C. M. COWPER. 

That our soxs mat be as plants geown up in theie youth. 

Ps. 144 : 12. 

1. Bestow, O Lord, upon our youth 

The gift of saving grace ; 
And let the seed of sacred truth 
Fall in a fruitful place. 

2. Grace is a plant, where'er it grows, 

Of pure and heavenly root, 
But fairest in the youngest shows, 
And yields the sweetest fruit. 

3. Ye careless ones, O, hear betimes 

The voice of sovereign Love ; 
Your youth is stained with numerous crimes, 
But Mercy reigns above. 

4. For you the public prayer is made ; 

O, join the public prayer ; 
For you the secret tear is shed ; 
O, shed yourselves a tear. 

891. 8s & 7s. 

He shall gather the lambs with His aem. — Is. 40 : 11. 

1. Saviour, who Thy flock art feeding 

With the shepherd's tenderest care, 
All the feeble gently leading, 

While the lambs Thy bosom share, — 

2. Now, these little ones receiving, 

Fold them in Thy gracious arm : 
There, we know, Thy word believing, 
Only there secure from harm. 
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3. Never, from Thy pasture roving, 
Let them be the lion's prey ; 
Let Thy tenderness, so loving, 

Keep them all life's dangerous way. 

892. c. m. 

He took them up in His arms. — Mark 10 : 16. 

1. Jesus, assembled in Thy name, 

We bow the suppliant knee ; 
And, as the ancient mothers came, 
We bring our charge to Thee. 

2. O Thou good Shepherd of the sheep, 

Who didst Thy life lay down, 
These objects of Thy goodness keep, 
And guard them as Thine own. 

3. Fold them within Thy kind embrace, 

And feed them with Thy love, 
Till they are called to see Thy face 
In brighter worlds above. 

893. s. m. 

Know thou the God of thy father. — 1 Chron. 28 : 9. 

1. My son, know thou the Lord; 

Thy father's God obey ; 
Seek His protecting care by night, 
His guiding hand by day. 

2. Call while He may be found, 

And seek Him while He's near ; 
Serve Him with all thy heart and mind, 
And worship Hun in fear. 
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PARENTS AND CHILDREN. 



3. If thou wilt seek His face, 
His ear will hear thy cry ; 
Then shalt thou find His mercy sure, 
His grace forever nigh. 

894. L. M. Noel. 

HOXOB THY FATHEE A>~D THY MOTHEB. — Ex. 20 : 12. 

1. To honor those who gave us birth, 
To cheer their age, to feel their worth, 
Is God's command to human kind, 
And owned by every grateful mind. 

2. Think of her toil, her anxious care, 
Who formed thy lisping lips to prayer; 
To win for God the yielding soul, 
And all its ardent thoughts control. 

3. Nor keep from memory's glad review 
The fears which all the father knew, 
The joy that marked his thankful gaze 
As virtue crowned maturer days. 

4. God of our life, each parent guard, 
And death's sad hour, O, long retard ; 
Be theirs each joy that gilds the past, 
And heaven our mutual home at last. 



895. c. m. 

Childbed, obey youe paeexts. — Eph. 6 : 1. 

1. Let children that would fear the Lord 
Hear what their teachers say, 
"With reverence meet their parents' word, 
And with delight obey. 

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2. Judgments that fill the soul with awe 
Are written by the Lord 
For him that breaks his father's law 
Or mocks his mother's word. 

896. C. M. Fawcett. 

My son, gtte Me thine heaet. — Ptov. 23 : 26. 

1. Religion is the chief concern 
Of mortals here below ; 
May I its great importance learn, 
Its sovereign virtue know. 

2. Religion should our thoughts engage, 

Amid our youthful bloom ; 
'Twill fit us for declining age, 
And for the awful tomb. 

3. O, may my heart, by grace subdued, 

Be my Redeemer's throne ; 
And be my stubborn will subdued 
His government to own. 

897. L. M. TTatts. 

Fob all these things God -will being thee into judgment. — Eccl. U : 9. 

1. Ye sons of Adam, vain and young. 
Indulge your eyes, indulge your tongue, 
Taste the delights your souls desire, 
And give a loose to all your fire. 

2. Pursue the pleasures you design. 

And cheer your hearts with songs and wine, 
Enjoy the day of mirth, but know 
There is a day of judgment, too. 
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3. God from on high beholds jour thoughts ; 
His book records your secret faults ; 
The works of darkness you have done 
Must all appear before the sun. 

4. Almighty God, turn off their eyes 
From these alluring vanities, 
And let the thunder of Thy word 
Awake their souls to fear the Lord. 



898. S. M. Fawcett. 

Wherewith shall a tou.xg man cleanse his "way ? — Ps. 110 : 9. 

1. With humble heart and tongue, 

My God, to Thee I pray ; 
O, make me learn, while I am young, 
How I may cleanse my way. 

2. Make an unguarded youth 

The object of Thy care ; 
Help me to choose the way of truth, 
Ajid fly from every snare. 

3. My heart, to folly prone, 

Renew by power divine ; 
Unite it to Thyself alone, 
And make me wholly Thine. 

4. 0, let Thy word of grace 

My warmest thoughts employ ; 
Be this, through all my following days, 
My treasure and my joy. 

5. May Thy young servant learn 

By this to cleanse his way ; 
And may I here the path discern 
That leads to endless day. 



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899. C. M. Watts. 

Those that seek Me eaelt shall fixd Me. — Ptov. 8: 17. 

1. Happy's the child whose tender years 

Receive instructions well, 
Who hates the sinner's path, and fears 
The road that leads to hell. 

2. When we devote our youth to God, 

'Tis pleasing in His eyes ; 
A flower, when offered in the bud, 
Is no vain sacrifice. 

3. 'Tis easier work, if we begin 

To fear the Lord betimes ; 
While sinners, who grow old in sin, 
Are hardened in their crimes. 

4. To Thee, almighty God. to Thee 

Our childhood we resign ; 
'Twill please us to look back and see 
That our whole lives were Thine. 



900. CM. Watts. 



Old mex a>d children, let them praise the name or the Lord. 

Ps. 148 : 12. 

1. How glorious is our heavenly King, 
Who reigns above the sky ! 
How shall a child presume to sing 
His dreadful majesty ? 



2. How great His power is none can tell, 
Nor think how large His grace : 
Not men below, nor saints that fltrefl 
On high before His face. 



PARENTS AND CHILDREN. 



3. Not angels that stand round the Lord 

Can search His secret will ; 
But they perform His heavenly word, 
And sing His praises still. 

4. Then let me join this holy train, 

And my first offerings bring ; 
The eternal God will not disdain 
To hear an infant sing. 

901. s. m. 

I THY SERVANT FEAR THE LORD FROM MY YOUTH. —1 Kings 18 : 12. 

1. Sweet is the time of spring, 

When nature's charms appear ; 
The birds with ceaseless pleasure sing, 

And hail the opening year ; 
But sweeter far the spring 

Of wisdom and of grace, 
When children bless and praise their King, 

Who loves the youthful race. 

2. Sweet is the dawn of day, 

When light just streaks the sky, 
When shades and darkness pass away, 

And morning's beams are nigh ; 
But sweeter far the dawn 

Of piety in youth, 
When doubt and darkness are withdrawn, 

Before the light of truth. 

3. Sweet is the early dew 

Which gilds the mountain tops, 
And decks each plant and flower we view 

With pearly, glittering drops : 
But sweeter far the scene 

On Zion's holy hill, 
When there the dew of youth is seen 

Its freshness to distil. 
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902. S. M. Watts. 

From a child thou hast known the Holy Scbiptuees. — 2 Tim. 3 : 15. 

1. The praises of my tongue 

I offer to the Lord, 
That I was taught and learned so young 
To read His holy word. 

2. Dear Lord, this book of Thine 

Informs me where to go 
For grace to pardon all my sin, 
And make me holy too. 

3. O, may Thy Spirit teach, 

And make my heart receive 
Those truths which all Thy servants preach, 
And all Thy saints believe. 

4. Then shall I praise the Lord 

In a more cheerful strain, 
That I was taught to read His word, 
And have not learned in vain. 



903. C. M. Epis. Coll. 

My son, foeget not Mr law. — Prov. 3 : 1. 

1. O, in the morn of life, when youth 

With vital ardor glows, 
And shines in all the fairest charms 
That beauty can disclose, 

2. Deep in Thy soul, before its powers 

Are yet by vice enslaved, 
Be thy Creator's glorious name 
And image deep engraved. 

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3. True wisdom, early sought and gained, 
In age will give thee rest ; 
O, then improve the morn of life 
To make its evening blessed. 



904. C. M. Gibbons. 

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth.— Eccl. 12 : 1. 

1. In the soft season of Thy youth, 

In nature's smiling bloom, 
Ere age arrives, and trembling waits 
Its summons to the tomb, — 

2. Remember thy Creator, God ; 

For Him thy powers employ ; 
Make Him thy Fear, thy Love, thy Hope, 
Thy Confidence and Joy. 

3. He shall defend and guide thy course 

Through life's uncertain sea, 
Till thou art landed on the shores 
Of blest eternity. 

4. Then seek the Lord betimes, and choose 

The ways of heavenly truth ; 
The earth affords no lovelier sight 
Than a religious youth. 



905. L. M. S. Stennett. 

A bruised reed shall He not break. — Matt. 12 : 20. 

1. How soft the words my Saviour speaks ! 
How kind the promises He makes ! 
A bruised reed He never breaks, 

Nor will He quench the smoking flax. 
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2. When piety in early minds. 

Like tender buds, begins to shoot, 
He guards the plants from threatening winds, 
And ripens blossoms into fruit. 

3. With humble souls He bears a part 

In all the sorrows they endure ; 
Tender and gracious is His heart ; 
His promise is forever sure. 

906. 6s & 4s. 

He calleth His own sheep by name, and leadeth them. — John 10 : 3. 

L Shepherd of tender youth, 
Guiding in love and truth 
Through devious ways, 
Christ, our triumphant King, 
We come Thy name to sing, 
And here our children bring, 
To shout Thy praise. 

2. Ever be Thou our Guide, 
Our Shepherd and our Pride, 

Our Staff and Song. 
Jesus, Thou Christ of God, 
By Thy perennial word, 
Lead us where Thou hast trod ; 

Make our faith strong. 

3. So now, and till we die, 
Sound we Thy praises high, 

And joyful sing. 
Infants, and the glad throng 
Who to the church belong, 
Unite, and swell the song 

To Christ, our King. 
628 



PARENTS AND CHILDREN. 



907. C. M. Heber. 

Of such is the kingdom of God. — Mark 10 : 14. 

1. By cool Siloam's shady rill, 

How sweet the lily grows ! 
How sweet the breath beneath the hill 
Of Sharon's dewy rose ! 

2. Lo, such the child whose early feet 

The paths of peace have trod ; 
Whose secret heart, with influence sweet, 
Is upward drawn to God. 

3. By cool Siloam's shady rill 

The lily must decay ; 
The rose that blooms beneath the hill 
Must shortly fade away. 

4. And soon, too soon, the wintry hour 

Of man's maturer age 
Will shake the soul with sorrow's power, 
And stormy passion's rage. 

5. O Thou whose infant feet were found 

Within Thy Father's shrine, 
Whose years, with changeless virtue crowned, 
Were all alike divine, — 

6. Dependent on Thy bounteous breath, 

We seek Thy grace alone, 
In childhood, manhood, age, and death, 
To keep us still Thine own. 
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THE CHURCH. — THE SABBATH 
SCHOOL. 

908. 8s, 7s, & 4. 

God hath power to help. —2 Chron. 25 : 8. 

1. At Thy footstool, humbly blending 

Faith and hope with fervent prayer, 
On Thy promised help depending, 
May our toils Thy blessing share ; 

Great Jehovah, 
Hear us ; make us still Thy care. 

2. Here reveal Thy power and glory ; 

Grant each teacher great success ; 
May those whom we teach adore Thee, 
And their Saviour now confess ; 

Holy Spirit, 
Bless us with Thy quickening grace. 

3. For Thy love accept this token ; 

We the young with truth would feed ; 
'Twas for such Thy heart was broken ; 
Thou dost for them intercede ; 

Mighty Saviour, 
Help us ; 'tis Thy cause we plead. 

909. 7s. Bryant. 

That the God of ottr Lord Jesus Christ, the Fathee of glory, may 
give unto you the spirit of wisdom.— eph. 1 : 17. 

1. Mighty One, before whose face 
Wisdom had her glorious seat, 
When the orbs that people space 
I Sprang to birth beneath Thy feet ; — 
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2. Source of truth, whose rays alone 

Light the mighty world of mind ; 
God of love, who from Thy throne 
Kindly watchest all mankind ; — 

3. Shed on those who in Thy name 

Teach the way of truth and right, 
Shed that love's undying flame, 
Shed that wisdom's guiding light. 

910. L. M. Montgomery. 

Grounded ts love.— Eph. 3 : 17. 

1. Love is the theme of saints above ; 

Love be the theme of saints below ; 
Love is of God, for God is love ; 

With love let every bosom glow ; — 

2. Love to each other — soul, and mind, 

And heart and hand in full accord, 
In one sweet covenant combined 
To live and die unto the Lord. 

3. Christ's little flock we then shall feed ; 

The lambs we in our arms shall bear ; 
Reclaim the lost, the feeble lead, 

And watch o'er all in faith and prayer. 

911. CM. Straphax. 

Feed My lambs. — John 21 : 15. 

1. Delightful work, young souls to win, 
And turn the rising race 
From the deceitful paths of sin, 
To seek redeeming grace. 

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2. Children our kind protection claim, 

And God will well approve 
When infants learn to lisp His name, 
And their Creator love. 

3. Be ours the bliss in wisdom's way 

To guide untutored youth, 
And lead the mind that went astray 
To virtue and to truth. 

4. Almighty God, Thy influence shed 

To aid this good design ; 
The honors of Thy name be spread, 
And all the glory Thine. 

912. L. M. 

Jesus called a little child unto Him. — Matt. 18 : 2. 

1. O Lord, behold, before Thy throne 

A band of children lowly bend ; 
Thy face we seek, Thy name we own, 
And pray that Thou wilt be our Friend. 

2. Thou didst on earth the young receive, 

And gently fold them to Thy breast, 
And say that such in heaven should live, 
Forever safe, forever blessed. 

3. Thy Holy Spirit's aid impart, 

That He may teach us how to pray ; 
Make us sincere, and let each heart 
Delight to tread in wisdom's way. 

4. O, let Thy grace our souls renew, 

And seal a sense of pardon there ; 
Teach us Thy will to know and do, 
And let us all Thine image bear. 
632 



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913. S. M. Montgomery. 

The preparation of the gospel of peace. — Eph. 6 : 15. 

1. Within these walls be peace ; 

Love through our borders found ; 
In all our little palaces 
Prosperity abound. 

2. God scorns not humble things ; 

Here, though the proud despise, 
The children of the King of kings 
Are training for the skies. 

3. May none, who thus are taught, 

From glory be cast down, 
But all, through faith and patience, brought 
To an immortal crown. 



914. L. M. 

Ouk help is in the name of the Lord. — Ps. 124 : 8. 

1. Assembled in our school once more, 
O Lord, Thy blessing we implore ; 
We meet to read, and sing, and pray ; 
Be with us, then, through this Thy day. 

2. Our fervent prayer to Thee ascends 
For parents, teachers, foes, and friends ; 
And when we in Thy house appear, 
Help us to worship in Thy fear. 

3. When we on earth shall meet no more, 
May we above to glory soar, 

And praise Thee in more lofty strains, 
Where one eternal Sabbath reigns. 

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915. CM. Doddridge. 

Thet found Him at the temple. — Luke 2: 46. 

1. Ye hearts, with youthful vigor warm, 

In smiling crowds draw near. 
And turn from every mortal charm 
A Saviour's voice to hear. 

2. He, Lord of all the worlds on high, 

Stoops to converse with you, 
And lays His radiant glories by, 
Your friendship to pursue. 

3. " The soul that longs to see My face 

Is sure My love to gain ; 
And those that early seek My grace 
Shall never seek in vain." 

4. TThat object. Lord, my soul should move, 

If once compared with Thee ? 
What beauty should command my love, 
Like what in Christ I see ? 

5. Away, ye false, delusive toys. 

Vain tempters of the mind ! 
'Tis here I fix my lasting choice, 
And here true bliss I find. 

916. CM. Montgomery. 

Thy childbed shall be taught of the Lord. — Is. 54 : 13. 

1. Thou art our Shepherd, glorious God; 
Thy little flock behold." 
And guide us by Thy staff and rod — 
The children of Thy fold. 

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2. We praise Thy name that we were brought 

To this delightful place, 
Where we are watched, and warned, and taught, 
The children of Thy grace. 

3. O, may our friends, Thy servants here, 

Meet all our souls above, 
And they and we in heaven appear 
The children of Thy love. 

917. S. M. SlGOURXEY. 

The fear of the Lokd is the beginning of knowledge. — Prov. 1 : 7. 

1. Lord, lead my heart to learn, 

Prepare my ears to hear, 
And let me useful knowledge seek 
In Thy most holy fear. 

2. If unforgiven sin 

Within my bosom lies, 
Or evil motives linger there 
To offend Thy perfect eyes, — 

3. Remove them far away, 

Inspire me with Thy love, 
That I may please Thee here below, 
And dwell with Thee above. 



918. 7s. Montgomery. 

Sing forth the honor of His name.— Ps. 66 : 2. 

1. Glory to the Father give — 
God, in whom we move and live ; 
Children's prayers He deigns to hear, 
Children's songs delight His ear. 

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2. Glory to the Son we bring — 
Christ, our Prophet, Priest, and King ; 
Children, raise your sweetest strain 
To the Lamb, for He was slain. 

3. Glory to the Holy Ghost ; 
Be this day a pentecost ; 
Children's minds may He inspire, 
Touch their tongues with holy fire. 

4. Glory in the highest be 
To the blessed Trinity, 
For the gospel from above, 

For the word that " God is love." 

919. L. M. Watts. 

Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast Thou ordained 

STRENGTH. — Ps. 8 : 2. 

1. Almighty Ruler of the skies, 

Through the wide earth Thy name is spread ; 
And Thine eternal glories rise 

O'er all the heavens Thy hands have made. 

2. To Thee the voices of the young 

A monument of honor raise ; 
And babes, with uninstructed tongue, 
Declare the wonders of Thy praise. 

3. Thy power assists their tender age 

To bring proud rebels to the ground, 
To still the bold blasphemer's rage, 
And all their policies confound. 

4. Children amid Thy temple throng 

To see their great Redeemer's face ; 
The Son of David is their song, 
And young hosannas fill the place. 

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920. C. M. Jane Taylor. 

IX HEAVE THEIK ANGELS DO ALWAYS BEHOLD THE FACE OF MY FATHEK. 

Matt. 18 : 1U. 

1. There is a glorious world of light 

Above the starry sky, 
Where saints departed, clothed in white, 
Adore the Lord most high. 

2. And hark ! amid the sacred songs 

Those heavenly voices raise, 
Ten thousand thousand infant tongues 
Unite in perfect praise. 

3. Those are the hymns that we shall know, 

If Jesus we obey ; 
That is the place where we shall go, 
If found in wisdom's way. 

4. Soon will our earthly race be run, 

Our mortal frame decay ; 
Parents and children, one by one, 
Must die and pass away. 

5. Great God, impress the serious thought 

This day on every breast, 
That both the teachers and the taught 
May enter to Thy rest. 

921. 8s, 7s, & 4. 

Come, ye childkex, heaekex tjxto Me. — Ps. 34: 11. 

1. Children, hear the melting story 
Of the Lamb that once was slain ; 
'Tis the Lord of life and glory ; 
Shall He plead with you in vain ? 

O, receive Him, 
And salvation now obtain. 

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2. Yield no more to sin and folly, 

So displeasing in His sight ; 
Jesus loves the pure and holy ; 
They alone are His delight ; 

Seek His favor, 
And your hearts to Him unite. 

3. All your sins to Him confessing 

Who is ready to forgive, 
Seek the Saviour's richest blessing ; 
On His precious name believe ; 

He is waiting ; 
Will you not His grace receive ? 



922. H. M. Pratt's Coll. 

In" the temple, pbaising and blessing God. — Luke 24 : 53. 

1. Come, let our voices join 

In one glad song of praise ; 
To God, the God of love, 

Our thankful hearts we'll raise ; 



To God alone 
All praise belongs, 



Our earliest and 
Our latest songs. 



2. Within these hallowed walls 

Our wandering feet are brought, 
Where prayer and praise ascend, 
And heavenly truths are taught ; 



To God alone 
Your offerings bring ; 



Let young and old 
His praises sing. 



Lord, let this work of love 

Be crowned with full success ; 
Let thousands yet unborn 

Thy sacred name here bless ; 



To Thee, O Lord, 
All praise to Thee, 



Shall rise throughout 
Eternity. 



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923. 7s. Hastings. 

Hear, te children, the instruction of a Father. — Prov. 4 : 1. 

1. Children, listen to the Lord, 
And obey His gracious word; 
Seek His face with heart and mind ; 
Early seek, and you shall find. 

2. Sorrowful, your sins confess ; 
Plead His perfect righteousness ; 
See the Saviour's bleeding side ; 
Come, you will not be denied. 

3. For His worship now prepare ; 
Kneel to Him in fervent prayer ; 
Serve Him with a perfect heart ; 
Never from His ways depart. 

924. 7s & 6s. 

He shall send them a Saviour. — Is. 19 : 20. 

1. To Thee, O blessed Saviour, 

Our grateful songs we raise; 
O, tune our hearts and voices 

Thy holy name to praise ; 
'Tis by Thy sovereign mercy 

We're now allowed to meet, 
And join with friends and teachers, 

Thy blessing to entreat. 

2. O, may Thy precious gospel 

Be published all abroad, 
Till the benighted heathen 

Shall know and serve the Lord ; 
Till o'er the wide creation 

The rays of truth shall shine, 
And nations now in darkness 

Arise to light divine. 

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925. 6s & 4s. 

Knit together in love. — Col. 2: 2. 



1. Glad hearts to Thee we bring, 
With joy Thy name we sing, 

Father above ; 
Creation praises Thee ; 
Thy bounty's full and free ; 
In all around we see 

Tokens of love. 

2. Giver of all our powers, 
Now, in life's morning hours, 

May they be Thine ; 
Thine may they ever be, 
Pure, and from error free, 
An offering worthy Thee, 

Parent divine. 

3. Unite our souls in love ; 
Smile on us from above ; 

Till life be o'er ; 
Then gather us to Thee, 
Thy kingdom, Lord, to see, 
In Thine own fold to be 

For evermore. 



926. 7s & 6s. 

The children crying in the temple, and sating, Hosanna to the Son 
of David. — Matt. 21 : 15. 

1. When, His salvation bringing, 
To Zion Jesus came, 
The children all stood singing 
Hosanna to His name ; 
640 



THE SABBATH SCHOOL. 



Nor did their zeal offend Him, 

But as He rode along, 
He let them still attend Him, 

And smiled to hear their song. 

2. And since the Lord retaineth 

His love for children still. 
Though now as King He reigneth 

On Zion's heavenly hill, 
We'll flock around His banner, 

Who sits upon the throne, 
And cry aloud, " Hosanna 

To David's royal Son." 

3. For should we fail proclaiming 

Our great Redeemer's praise, 
The stones, our silence shaming, 

Might well hosannas raise ; 
But shall we only render 

The tribute of our words ? 
No ; while our hearts are tender, 

They too shall be the Lord's. 

927, L. M. Montgomery. 

Grace to help in time of xeed. — Heb. 4 : 16. 

1. From year to year in love we meet, 

From year to year in peace we part, 
The tongues of thousands uttering sweet 
The bosom joy of every heart. 

2. But time rolls on, and year by year 

We change, grow up, or pass away ; 
Not twice the same assembly here 
Have hailed the children's festal day. 
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THE CHURCH. 



3. This sole occasion then is ours ; 

This day we ne'er again shall see ; 
Lord God. awaken all our powers, 
To spend it for eternity. 

4. Our times, our lives, are in Thy hand ; 

On Thee for all things we rely ; 
Assured, while in Thy grace we stand, 
To live is Christ, and gain to die. 

5. Meanwhile our failing ranks renew ; 

Send children, teachers, in our place, 
More humble, docile, faithful, true, 
More like Thy Son, from race to race. 



928. 8s & 7s. 

Fob this thixg the Loed thy God shall bless thee. — Dent 15 : 10. 

1. Heavenly Father, grant Thy blessing 

On the teaching of this day ; 
That our hearts, Thy fear possessing, 
May from sin be turned away. 

2. Have we wandered ? O. forgive us ; 

Have we wished from truth to rove ? 
Turn, O, turn us. and receive us, 
And incline us truth to love. 

DOXOLOGY. 

Sing we glory to the Father, 

With the voice of melody ; 
Glory unto Christ, our Saviour, 

Glory to the Spirit be. 
642 



CHARITABLE OCCASIONS. 



THE CHURCH. — CHARITABLE OCCA- 
SIONS. 

929. L. M. MONTGOMERY. 

These three ; but the greatest of these is charity. — 1 Cor. 13 : 13. 

1. Faith, hope, and charity, these three, — 
Yet is the greatest charity, — 

Father of lights, these gilts impart 
To mine and every human heart. 

2. Faith, that in prayer can never fail ; 
Hope, that o'er doubting must prevail ; 
And charity, whose name above 

Is God's own name, for God is love. 

3. The morning; star is lost in lig^ht, 
Faith vanishes at perfect sight, 
The rainbow passes with the storm, 
And hope with sorrow's fading form. 

4. But charity, serene, sublime, 
Beyond the range of death and time, 
Like the blue sky's all-bounding space, 
Holds heaven and earth in its embrace. 

930. 8s, 7s, & 4 

A SOFTER TTEXT FORTH TO SOW. — Matt. 13 : 3. 

1. Lord of glory, who didst honor 
David's humble sling and stone, 
Ancient Israel to deliver, 
Now as weak an effort own ; 

Bless the labor 
Which our feeble hands have done. 



THE CHURCH. 



2. 'Tis the gospel seed we're sowing 

On the good and fallow ground ; 
Bearing, weeping, without knowing 
Which shall fail, and which abound ; 

Holy Spirit, 
Let it verdant spring around. 

3. And when the great harvest's ended, 

When the Master counts our sheaves, 
O, let those by us attended 
Be as numerous as the leaves 

Which we scatter, 
And a dying world receives. 

931. L. M. S. F. Smith. 

Ye are not your own. — 1 Cor. 6 : 19. 

1. O, not my own these verdant hills, 

And fruits, and flowers, and stream, and wood ; 
But His who all with glory fills, 

Who bought me with His precious blood. 

2. O, not my own this wondrous frame, 

Its curious work, its living soul ; 
But His who for my ransom came ; 

Slain for my sake, He claims the whole. 

3. O, not my own the grace that keeps 

My feet from fierce temptations free ; 
O, not my own the thought that leaps, 
Adoring, blessed Lord, to Thee. 

4. 0, not my own ; I'll soar and sing, 

When life, with all its toils, is o'er, 
And Thou Thy trembling lamb shalt bring 
Safe home, to wander never more. 

644 



CHARITABLE OCCASIONS. 



932. c. m. 

Look not thou upon the wine when it is eed. — Prov. 23 : 31. 

1. The branch is stooping to thy hand, 

And pleasant to behold ; 
Yet gather not, although its fruit 
Be streaked with hues of gold; — 

2. For bitter ashes lurk concealed 

Beneath that golden skin, 
And though the coat be smooth, there lies 
But rottenness within. 

3. The wings of pleasure fan the bowl, 

And bid it overflow ; 
Yet drugged with poison are its lees, 
And death is found below. 



933. l. m. 

Save Thy people, and bless Thine inheritance. — Ps. 28 : 9. 

1. God of our fathers, 'tis Thy hand 

Hath turned the tide of death away 
That rolled in madness o'er the land, 
And filled Thy people with dismay. 

2. Thy voice awaked us from our dream ; 

Thy Spirit taught our hearts to feel ; 
'Twas Thy own light whose radiant beam 
Came down our duty to reveal. 

3. Almighty Parent, still in Thee 

Our spirits trust for strength divine ; 
Gird us with Heaven's own energy, 
And o'er our paths let wisdom shine. 

645 



THE CHUUCH. 



4. The work of man's destruction stay ; 
The tide of fire still backward press ; 
Drive each delusive mist away. 
And every humble effort bless* 

934. L. M. 

Beak ye one another's euedexs. — Gal. 6 : 2. 

1. Thou God of hope, to Thee we bow ; 

Thou art our Refuge in distress ; 
The Husband of the widow Thou ; 
The Father of the fatherless. 

2. The poor are Thy peculiar care ; 

To them Thy promises are sure ; 
Thy gifts the poor in spirit share ; 
O, may we always thus be poor. 

3. May we Thy law of love fulfil. 

To bear each others burdens here. 
Endure and do Thy righteous will, 
And walk in all Thy faith and fear. 



935. 7s. 

Wherewith shall I come before the Lord ? — MicaliG : 6. 

1. Lord, what offering shall we bring, 

At Thine altars when we bow ? 
Hearts, the pure, unsullied spring 
Whence the kind affections flow ; — 

2. Soft compassion's feeling soul. 

By the melting eye expressed : 
Sympathy, at whose control 

Sorrow leaves the wounded breast ; — 

646 



CHARITABLE OCCASIONS. 



3. Willing hands to lead the blind. 

Bind the wounded, feed the poor ; 
Love, embracing all our kind ; 
Charity, with liberal store. 

4. Teach us, O Thou heavenly King, 

Thus to show our grateful mind ; 
Thus the accepted offering bring — 
Love to Thee and all mankind. 



936. L. M. Yoke. 

Freely te hate received, freely give. —Matt. 10 : 8. 

1. Behold the heathen waits to know 
The joy the gospel will bestow ; 
The exiled captive to receive 

The freedom Jesus has to give. 

2. Come, let us, with a grateful heart, 
In this blest labor share a part ; 

Our prayers and offerings gladly bring 
To aid the triumphs of our King. 

3. Where'er His hand hath spread the skies. 
Sweet incense to His name shall rise ; 
And slave and freeman, Greek and Jew, 
By sovereign grace be formed anew. 

937. 8s & 7s. Francis. 

Them that honor Me I will honor. — 1 Sam. 2 : 30. 

1. Praise the Saviour, all ye nations ; 
Praise Him, all ye hosts above ; 
Shout, with joyful acclamations, 
His divine, victorious love. 

647 



THE CHURCH. 



2. With my substance I will honor 

My Redeemer and my Lord ; 
Were ten thousand worlds my manor, 
All were nothing to His word. 

3. While the heralds of salvation 

His abounding grace proclaim, 
Let His friends, of every station, 
Gladly join to spread His fame. 

938. L. M. Pratt's Coll. 

Liberal distribution. — 2 Cor. 9 : 13. 

1. Help us, O Lord, Thy yoke to wear, 

Delighting in Thy perfect will, 
Each other's burdens learn to bear, 
And thus Thy law of love fulfil. 

2. Teach us, with glad and cheerful hearts, 

As Thou hast blessed our various store, 
From our abundance to impart 
A liberal portion to the poor. 

3. To Thee our all devoted be, 

In whom we breathe, and move, and live ; 
Freely we have received from Thee ; 
Freely may we rejoice to give. 

939. C. M. Croswell. 

Foe te hate the pooe always with you, — Matt. 26 : 11. 

1. Lord, lead the way the Saviour went, 
By lane and cell obscure. 
And let our treasures still be spent, 
Like His, upon the poor. 



GHAKITABL E OCCASIONS. 



2. Like Hun, through scenes of deep distress, 

Who bore the world's sad weight, 
We, in their gloomy loneliness. 
Would seek the desolate. 

3. For Thou hast placed us side by side 

In this wide world of ill ; 
.And that Thy followers may be tried, 
The poor are with us still. 

4. Small are the offerings we can make ; 

Yet Thou hast taught us, Lord, 
If given for the Saviour's sake, 
They lose not their reward. 



940. C. M. . Boden. 

Thou shalt lote tiiy neighbor as thyself. — Matt. 19 : 19. 

L Bright Source of everlasting love, 
To Thee our souls we raise ; 
And to Thy sovereign bounty rear 
A monument of praise. 

2. Thy mercy gilds the path of life 

With every cheering ray, 
Kindly restrains the rising tear, 
Or wipes that tear away. 

3. To tents of woe, to beds of pain, 

Our cheerful feet repair, 
And, with the gifts Thy hand bestows, 
Relieve the mourners there. 

4. The widow's heart shall sing for joy ; 

The orphan shall be fed ; 
The hungering soul we'll gladly point 
To Christ, the living Bread. 
649 



THE CHUKCH. 



941. S. M. Scott. 

Come near, and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house 
of the Lord. — 2 Chron. 29 :31. 

1. Thy bounties, gracious God, 

With gratitude we own ; 
We praise Thy providential care, 
That showers its blessings down. 

2. With joy Thy people bring 

Their offerings round Thy throne ; 
With thankful souls, behold, we pay 
A tribute of Thine own. 

3. O, may this sacrifice 

To Thee, the Lord, ascend, 
An odor of a sweet perfume 
Presented by His hand. 

942. 7s. SlGOURNEY. 

There came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which 
make A farthing. — Mark 12 : 42. 

1. Little rain drops feed the rill ; 

Rills, to meet to streamlet, glide ; 
Streams the broader rivers fill ; 

Rivers swell the ocean tide — 
Ocean, that with swelling note, 

Proudly rears a foaming crest, 
While the mightiest navies float 

Lightly o'er its billowy breast. 

2. Thus the offerings gathered here, 

Gifts we bring with willing hand, 
Shall those streams of bounty cheer 

That refresh a thirsty land, 
With the sea of love shall blend, 

Which the gospel's grace doth pour, 
And the name of Jesus send 

E'en to earth's remotest shore. 
650 



GOD OUR STRENGTH AND SALVATION. 



THE NATION. — GOD OUR STRENGTH 
AND SALVATION. • 

943. 6s & 4s. 

He shall bless thee in the land. — Deut. 28: 8. 

1. God bless our native land ; 
Firm may she ever stand 

Through storm and night : 
When the wild tempests rave, 
Ruler of winds and wave, 
Do Thou our country save, 

By Thy great might. 

2. For her our prayer shall rise 
To God above the skies ; 

On Him we wait ; 
Thou who hast heard each sigh, 
Watching each weeping eye, 
Be Thou forever nigh ; 

God save the state. 



944. l. m. 

The nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it. 

Rev. 21 : 24. 

1. Lord, let Thy goodness lead our land, 
Still saved by Thine almighty hand, 
The tribute of its love to bring 

To Thee, our Saviour and our King. 

2. Let every public temple raise 
Triumphant songs of holy praise ; 
Let every peaceful, private home 
A temple, Lord, to Thee become. 

651 



THE NATION. 



3. Still be it our supreme delight 
To walk as in Thy glorious sight ; 
Still in Thy precepts and Thy fear, 
Till life's last hour, to persevere. 

945. C. M. Epis. Coll. 

Then shall the Loed be my God.— Gen. 28 : 21. 

1. God of our fathers, by whose hand 

Thy people still are blessed, 
Be with us through our pilgrimage, 
Conduct us to our rest. 

2. Through each perplexing path of life 

Our wandering footsteps guide ; 
Give us each day our daily bread, 
And raiment lit provide. 

3. O, spread Thy sheltering wings around, 

Till all our wanderings cease, 
And at our Father's loved abode 
Our souls arrive in peace. 

4. Such blessings from Thy gracious hand 

Our humble prayers implore ; 
And Thou, the Lord, shalt be our God 
And Portion evermore. 

946. L. P. M. Kippis. 

Ye shall be a delightsome land. — Mai. 3 : 12. 

1. With grateful hearts, with joyful tongues, 
To God we raise united songs ; 

His power and mercy we proclaim ; 
This land through every age shall own 
Jehovah here has fixed His throne. 
And triumph in His mighty name. 
652 



GOD OUR STRENGTH AND SALVATION, 



2. Long as the moon her course shall run, 
Or man behold the circling sun, 

O. still may God amid us reign ; 
Crown our just counsels with success, 
With peace and joy our borders bless, 
And all our sacred rights maintain. 

947. L. M. Wai 

God staxdeth eh the coxgeegatiox of the mightt. — Ps. 82 

1. Among the assemblies of the great, 
A greater Ruler takes His seat : 

The God of heaven, as Judge, surveys 
Those gods on earth, and all their ways. 

2. Why will ye then frame wicked laws ? 
Or why support the unrighteous cause ? 
When will ye once defend the poor. 
That sinners vex the saints no more ? 

3. They know not, Lord, nor will they know ; 
Dark are the ways in which they go ; 
Their name of earthly gods is vain. 

For they shall fall and die like men. 

4. Arise, O Lord, and let Thy Son 
Possess His universal throne, 
And rule the nations with His rod : 
He is our Judge, and He our God. 

948. 8s & 6s. Hee 

I WILL PEE SEE VE THEE. — Is. 49 : 8. 

1. From foes that would the land devour ; 
From guilty pride, and lust of power ; 
From wild sedition's lawless hour; 
From yoke of -lavery : 



THE NATION. 



From blinded zeal, by faction led ; 
From giddy change, by fancy bred ; 
From poisonous error's serpent head, 
Good Lord, preserve us free. 

2. Defend, O God, with guardian hand, 
The laws and ruler of our land ; 
And grant our church Thy grace to stand 

In faith and unity. 
The Spirit's help of Thee we crave. 
That Thou, whose blood was shed to save. 
May st at Thy second coining have 

A flock to welcome Thee. 



949. L. M. Seward. 

TO LET THE OPPRESSED GO FREE. — Is. 58 : 6. 

1. Lord, when Thine ancient people cried, 

Oppressed and bound by Egypt's king, 
Thou didst Arabia's sea divide, 

And forth Thy fainting Israel bring. 

2. Lo. in these latter days, our land 

Groans with the anguish of the slave ! 
Lord God of hosts, stretch forth Thy hand, 
Not shortened that it cannot save. 

3. Roll back the swelling tide of sin, 

The lust of gain, the lust of power ; 
The day of freedom usher in ; 

How long delays the appointed hour ? 

4. As Thou of old to Miriam's baud 

The thrilling timbrel didst restore, 
And to the joyful song her hand 
Echoed from desert to the shore. — 



GOD OUR STRENGTH AND SALVATION. 



5. 0, let Thy smitten ones again 

Take up the chorus of the free — 
" Praise ye the Lord ! His power proclaim, 
For He hath conquered gloriously ! " 

950. C. M. Barlow. 

The king shall joy in Thy strength, O Loed. — Ps. 21 : 1. 

1. In Thee, great God, with songs of praise, 

Our favored realms rejoice, 
And, blessed with Thy salvation, raise 
To heaven their cheerful voice. 

2. In deep distress, our injured land 

Implored Thy power to save ; 
For life we prayed ; Thy bounteous hand 
The timely blessing gave. 

3. On Thee, in want, in woe, or pain, 

Our hearts alone rely ; 
Our rights Thy mercy will maintain, 
And all our wants supply. 

4. Thus, Lord, Thy wondrous power declare, 

And still exalt Thy fame ; 
While we glad songs of praise prepare 
For Thine almighty name. 

951. L. P. M. Roscoe. 

Thou hast increased the nation. — Is. 26 : 15. 

1. Great God, beneath whose piercing eye 
The world's extended kingdoms lie. 

TTe bow before Thy heavenly throne ; 
Thy favoring smile upholds them all ; 
Thine anger smites them, and they fall ; 
Thy power we see, Thy greatness own. 
65 5 



THE NATION. 



2. To Thee, with grateful heart?, we raise 
The tribute of exulting praise. 

Our country's Guardian. Guide, and Friend ; 
Preserved by Thee for ages past, 
For ages let Thy kindness last, 

And e'er Thy sheltering care extend. 

952. L. P. ML Watts. 

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. — Ps. 33: 12. 

1. happy nation, where the Lord 
Reveals the treasure of His word. 

And builds His church. His earthly throne ; 
His eye the heathen world surveys ; 
He formed their hearts. He knows their ways ; 

But God, their Maker, is unknown. 

2. In sickness, or the bloody field, 
Thou our Physician, Thou our Shield, 

Send us salvation from Thy throne : 
We wait to see Thy goodness shine ; 
Let us rejoice in help divine, 

For all our hope is God alone. 

953. C. M. WKEFOKD. 

I TTILL GIVE PEACE IN THE LAND.— Lev. 26 : 6. 

1. Lord, while for all mankind we pray, 

Of every clime and coast. 
0. hear us for our native land. 
The land we love the most. 

2. 0. guard our shores from every foe. 

With peace our borders bless. 
With prosperous times our cities crown, 
Our fields with plenteousness. 

656 



GOD OUR STRENGTH AND SALVATION. 



3. Unite us in the sacred love 

Of knowledge, truth, and Thee, 
And let our hills and valleys shout 
The songs of liberty. 

4. Lord of the nations, thus to Thee 

Our country we commend ; 
Be Thou her Refuge and her Trust, 
Her everlasting Friend. 



954. L. M. Flint. 

The Lord will xot forsake His people. — 1 Sam. 12 : 22. 

1. What thanks to Thee, O God, are due, 

That Thou didst plant our fathers here, 
And watch and guard them as they grew 
A vineyard to the Planter dear ! 

2. The toils they bore cur ease have wrought ; 

•They sowed in tears, in joy we reap ; 
The birthright they so dearly bought 

We'll guard till with them we shall sleep. 

3. Thy kindness to our fathers shown, 

In weal and woe, through all the past, 
Their grateful sons, O God, shall own, 
While here their name and race shall last. 



955. C. M. Watts. 

The Loed is my Rock, a> t d my Fortress, a^td my Deliteeer. — Ps. 18 : 2. 

1. We love Thee, Lord, and we adore ; 
Now is Thine arm revealed ; 
Thou art our Strength, our heavenly Tower, 
Our Bulwark and our Shield. 
42 657 



THE NATION. 



2. We fly to our eternal Rock, 

And find a sure defence ; 
His holy name our lips invoke, 
And draw salvation thence. 

3. When God, our Leader, shines in arms, 

What mortal heart can bear 
The thunder of His loud alarms ? 
The lightning of His spear ? 

4. He rides upon the winged wind, 

And angels in array 
In millions wait to know His mind, 
And swift as flames obey. 

5. Oft has the Lord whole nations blessed, 

For His own church's sake ; 
The powers that give His people rest 
Shall of His care partake. 

956. C. M. Baj:on. 

I will be their God. — Gen. 17 : 8. 

1. God of our fathers, to Thy throne 

Oar grateful songs we raise ; 
Thou art our God, and Thou alone ; 
Accept our humble praise. 

2. Unnumbered benefits from Thee 

Are showered upon our land ; 
Behold, through all our coasts we see 
The bounties of Thy hand. 

3. Here Thou wert once the pilgrims' Guide ; 

Thou gaVst them here a place, 
Where freedom spreads its blessings wide 
O'er all their favored race. 

658 



GOD OUR STRENGTH AND SALVATION. 



4. Here, Lord. Thy gospel's holy light 

Is shed on all our hills, 
And. like the rains and dews of night, 
Celestial grace distils. 

5. Still teach us, Lord, Thy name to fear, 

And still our Guardian be ; 
0, let our children's children here 
Forever worship Thee. 

957. L. M. Bacon. 

I am God, the God of thy father.— Gen. 46 : 3. 

1. O God, beneath Thy guiding hand, 

Our exiled fathers crossed the sea ; 
And when they trod the wintry strand, 

With prayer and psalm they worshipped Thee. 

2. Laws, freedom, truth, and faith in God 

Came with those exiles o'er the waves ; 
And where their pilgrim feet have trod, 
The God they trusted guards their graves. 

3. And here Thy name, O God of love, 

Their children's children shall adore, 
Till these eternal hills remove, 

And spring adorns the earth no more. 

958. L. M. Ware. 

Iff BLESSING I TTILL BLESS THEE. — Gen. 22 : 17. 

1. Like Israel's host to exile driven, 
Across the flood the pilgrims fled; 
Their hands bore up the ark of Heaven, 

And Heaven their trusting footsteps led, 
Till on these savage shores they trod, 
And won the wilderness for God. 

659 



THE NATION. 



2. Thtjn, when their weary ark found rest, 

Another Zion proudly grew ; 
In more than Judah's glory dressed, 

With light that Israel never knew, 
From sea to sea her empire spread, 
Her temple heaven, and Christ her Head. 

3. Then let the grateful church to-day 

Its ancient rite w T ith gladness keep, 
And still our fathers' God display 

His kindness, though the fathers sleep. 

0. bless, as Thou hast blessed the past, 
While earth, and time, and heaven shall last. 

959. L. M. Lunt. 

Their saceifices shall be accepted upox Mine altae. — Is. 56 : 7. 

1. When, driven by oppression's rod, 

Our fathers fled beyond the sea, 
Their care was first to honor God, 
And next to leave their children free. 

2. Above the forest's gloomy shade 

The altar and the school appeared ; 
On that the gifts of faith were laid, 

In this their precious hopes were reared. 

3. The altar and the school still stand, 

The sacred pillars of our trust, 
And freedom's sons shall fill the land 
When we are sleeping in the dust. 

4. Before Thine altar, Lord, we bend, 

With grateful song and fervent prayer, 
For Thou, who wast our fathers' Friend, 
Wilt make our offspring still Thy care. 
660 



GOD OUR STRENGTH AND SALVATION. 



960, 7s. 

Ox earth peace. — Luke 2 : 14. 

1. Peace ! the welcome sound proclaim ; 
Dwell with rapture on the theme ; 
Loud, still louder swell the strain, 
Peace on earth, good will to men. 

2. Breezes, whispering soft and low, 
Gently murmur as ye blow; 
Breathe the sweet, celestial strain, 
Peace on earth, good will to men. 

3. Ocean's billows, far and wide 
Rolling in majestic pride, 

Loud, still louder swell the strain, 
Peace on earth, good will to men. 

4. Christians, who these blessings feel, 
And in adoration kneel, 

Loud, still louder, swell the strain, 
Praise to God, good will to men. 

961. L. M. Aikin. 

Love tour enemies. — Matt. 5 : 44. 

1. While sounds of war are heard around, 
And death and ruin strew the ground, 
To Thee we look, on Thee we call, 
The Parent and the Lord of all. 

2. Great God, whose powerful hand can bind 
The raging waves, the furious wind, 

O, bid the human tempest cease. 

And hush the maddening world to peace. 

661 



THE NATION. 



3. With reverence may each hostile land 
Hear and obey that high command, 
Thy Son's blest errand from above, 
" My creatures, live in mutual love ! " 

962. lis, 10 & 9. 

Thou wilt ordain peace foe us. — Is. 26: 12. 

1. God, the all-terrible, Thou who ordainest 

Thunder Thy clarion, and lightning Thy sword, 
Show forth Thy pity on high, where Thou reignest, 
Give to us peace in our time, O Lord. 

2. God, the Omnipotent, mighty Avenger, 

Watching invisible, judging unheard, 
Save us in mercy, O, save us from danger, 
Give to us peace in our time, O Lord. 

y. So will Thy people, with thankful devotion, 

Praise Him who saved them from peril and sword, 
Shouting in chorus, from ocean to ocean, 

Peace to the nations, and praise to the Lord. 



THE NATION. — FASTING AND THANKS- 
GIVING. 

963. 8s & 7s. Epis. Coll. 

Deliver us, and purge away our sins, for Thy name's sake. 

Ps. 79 : 9. 

1. Dread Jehovah, God of nations, 
From Thy temple in the skies, 
Hear Thy people's supplications ; 
Now for their deliverance rise. 

662 



FASTING AND 



THANKSGIVING. 



2. Though our sins, our hearts confounding, 

Long and loud for vengeance call, 
Thou hast mercy more abounding ; 
Jesus' blood can cleanse them all. 

3. Let that love veil our transgression ; 

Let that blood our guilt efface ; 
Save Thy people from oppression, 
Save from spoil Thy holy place. 

4. Lo, with deep contrition turning, 

Humbly at Thy feet we bend ; 
Hear us, fasting, praying, mourning ; 
Hear us, spare us, and defend. 

964. L. M. Davies. 

Shall there be etil in a city, and the Loed hath not done it ? 

Amos 3 : 6. 

1. While o'er our guilty land, O Lord, 
We view the terrors of Thy sword, 
O, whither shall the helpless fly ? 
To whom but Thee direct their cry ? 

2. On Thee, our guardian God, we call ; 
Before Thy throne of grace we fall ; 
And is there no deliverance there ? 
And must we perish in despair ? 

3. See, we repent, we weep, we mourn ; 
To our forsaken God we turn ; 

O, spare our guilty country ; spare 

The church which Thou hast planted here. 

4. We plead Thy grace, indulgent God ; 
We plead Thy Son's atoning blood ; 
We plead Thy gracious promises ; 
And are they unavailing pleas ? 

663 



THE NATION. 



5. These pleas, presented at Thy throne, 
Have brought ten thousand blessings down 
On guilty lands in helpless woe ; 
Let them prevail to save us too. 



965. C. M. Steele. 

I HUMBLED MT SOUL WITH FASTING. — Ps. 35: 13. 

1. See, gracious God, before Thy throne 

Thy mourning people bend ; 
'Tis on Thy sovereign grace alone 
Our humble hopes depend. 

2. Tremendous judgments from Thy hand 

Thy dreadful power display ; 
Yet mercy spares this guilty land, 
And yet we live to pray. 

3. How changed, alas ! are truths divine, 

For error, guilt, and shame ! 
What impious numbers, bold in sin, 
Disgrace the Christian name ! 

4. O, bid us turn, almighty Lord, 

By Thy resistless grace ; 
Then shall our hearts obey Thy word, 
And humbly seek Thy face. 



966. S. M. DRUMMOND. 

IS IT SUCH A FAST THAT I HATE CHOSEN ? — Is. 58 : 5. 

1. " Is this a fast for Me ? " — 

Thus saith the Lord our God ; — 
" A day for man to vex his soul, 
And feel affliction's rod ? 

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FASTING AND THANKSGIVING. 



2. " Shall day like this have power 

To stay the avenging hand, 
Efface transgression, or avert 
My judgments from the land ? 

3. " No ; is not this alone 

The sacred fast I choose — 
Oppression's yoke to burst in twain, 
The bands of guilt unloose ? 

4. " To nakedness and want 

Your food and raiment deal, 
To dwell your kindred race among, 
And all their sufferings heal ? 

5. " Then, like the morning ray, 

Shall spring your health and light ; 
Before you, righteousness shall shine ; 
Behind, My glory bright." 



967. C. M. Watts. 

Command deliveeances foe Jacob. — Ps. 44: 4. 

1. Lord, we have heard Thy works of old, 

Thy works of power and grace, 
When to our ears our fathers told 
The wonders of their days ; — 

2. How Thou didst build Thy churches here, 

And make Thy gospel known ; 
* Among them did Thine arm appear. 
Thy light and glory shone. 

S. In God they boasted all the day, 
And in a cheerful throng 
Did thousands meet to praise and pray. 
And grace was all their song. 

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THE K AT I OX. 



4. But now our souls are seized with shame, 

Confusion fills our face, 
To hear the enemy blaspheme, 
And fools reproach Thy grace. 

5. Redeem us from perpetual shame, 

Our Saviour and our God ; 
We plead the honors of Thy name, 
The merits of Thy blood. 

968. L. P. M. Watts. 

DO YE JUDGE TPEIGHTLT, O YE SONS OF HEX ?— Ps. 58: 1. 

1. Judges, who rule the world by laws, 
Will ye despise the righteous cause, 

When the injured poor before you stands ? 
Dare ye condemn the righteous poor, 
And let rich sinners 'scape secure, 

While gold and greatness bribe your hands ? 

2. Have ye forgot, or never knew, 
That God will judge the judges too ? 

High in the heavens His justice reigns ; 
Yet you invade the rights of God, 
And send your bold decrees abroad, 

To bind the conscience in your chains ! 

3. The Almighty thunders from the sky ; — 
Their grandeur melts, their titles die, 

As hills of snow dissolve and run, 
Or snails that perish in their slime, 
Or births that come before their time — 

Vain births that never see the sun. 

4. Thus shall the vengeance of the Lord 
Safety and joy to saints afford ; 

And all that hear shall join and say, 
" Sure there's a God that rules on high ; 
A God that hears His children cry, 

And will their sufferings well repay." 
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FASTING AND THANKSGIVING. 



969. 7s. Sac. Lyrics. 

I WILL PRAISE THE NAME OF GOD "WITH A SONG, ASH "WILL MAGNIFY HlM 
WITH THANKSGIVING. — Ps. CO: 30. 

1. Swell the anthem, raise the song ; 
Praises to our God belong ; 
Saints and angels, join to sing 
Praises to the heavenly King. 

2. Blessings from His liberal hand 
Flow around this happy land ; 
Kept by Him, no foes annoy ; 
Peace and freedom we enjoy. 

3. Here, beneath a virtuous sway, 
May we cheerfully obey, 
Never feel oppression's rod, 
Ever own and worship God. 

4. Hark ! the voice of nature sings 
Praises to the King of kings ; 
Let us join the choral song, 
And the grateful notes prolong. 

970. P. M. Washburn. 

I "WILL OFFER TO THEE THE SACRIFICE OF THANKSGIVING. — Ps. U6 : 17. 

1. Let every heart rejoice and sing ; 
Let choral anthems rise ; 
Ye reverend men and children, bring 

To God your sacrifice ; 
For He is good ; the Lord is good, 

And kind are all His ways. 
With songs and honors sounding loud, 
The Lord Jehovah praise, 
While the rocks and the rills, 
While the vales and the hills, 
A glorious anthem raise ; 
Let each prolong the grateful song, 
And the God of our fathers praise. 
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THE NATIOX. 



2. He bids the sun to rise and set ; 

In heaven His power is known ; 
And earth, subdued to Him, shall yet 

Bow low before His throne ; 
For He is good ; the Lord is good, 

And kind are all His ways ; 
With songs and honors sounding loud, 
The Lord Jehovah praise, 

While the rocks and the rills, 
While the vales and the hills, 
A glorious anthem raise ; 
Let each prolong the grateful song, 
And the God of our fathers praise 



971. 8s & 7s. Crosse. 

Lord, Thou hast been favorable unto Thy land. — Ps. 85 : 1. 

1. Lord of heaven, and earth, and ocean, 

Hear us from Thy bright abode, 
While our hearts, with true devotion, 
Own their great and gracious God. 

2. Now with joy we come before Thee, 

Seek Thy face, Thy mercies sing ; 
Lord of life, of light, and glory, 

Guard Thy church, Thou heavenly King. 

3. Health and every needful blessing 

Are Thy bounteous gifts alone ; 
Comforts undeserved possessing, 
Here we bend before Thy throne. 

4. Thee, with humble adoration, 

Lord, we praise for mercies past ; 
Still to this most favored nation 
May those mercies ever last. 
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THE YEAR. — OPENING, ADVANCING, 
AND CLOSING. 

972. P. M. C. Wesley. 

Well do> t e, thou good ajtd faithful sebvaxt. — Matt. 25 : 21. 

1. Come, let us anew our journey pursue, 

Roll round with the year, 
And never stand still till the Master appear. 

2. His adorable will let us gladly fulfil, 

And our talents improve 
By the patience of hope and the labor of love. 

3. Our life is a dream ; our time as a stream 

Glides swiftly away ; 
And the fugitive moment refuses to stay. 

4. The arrow is flown, the moment is gone ; 

The millennial year 
Rushes on to our view, and eternity's here. 

5. O that each in the day of His coming may say, 

" I have fought my way through ; 
I have finished the work Thou didst give me to do." 

6. O that each from his Lord may receive the glad word, 

" Well and faithfully clone ! 
Enter into My joy, and sit down on My throne." 

973. L. M. Doddridge. 

Hayixg, theeefoee, obtained help of God, I coxtlsue cxto this day. 

Acts 26 : 22. 

1. Great God, we sing that mighty hand, 
By which supported still we stand : 
The opening year Thy mercy shows ; 
Let mercy crown it till it close. 

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THE YEAR. 



2. By day, by night, at home, abroad, 
Still are we guarded by our God ; 
By His incessant bounty fed, 

By His unerring counsel led. 

3. With grateful hearts the past we own ; 
The future, all to us unknown, 

We to Thy guardian care commit, 
And, peaceful, leave before Thy feet. 

4. In scenes exalted or depressed, 

Thou art our Joy, and Thou our Rest ; 
Thy goodness all our hopes shall raise, 
Adored through all our changing days. 



974. 7s. Newton. 

THOU CARRIEST THEM A 'WAY AS WITH A FLOOD. — Ps. 90: 5. 

1. While, with ceaseless course, the sun 

Hasted through the former year, 
Many souls their race have run, 

Never more to meet us here : 
Fixed in an eternal state, 

They have done with all below ; 
We a little longer wait ; • 

But how little none can know. 

2. As the winged arrow flies 

Speedily the mark to find, — 
As the lightning from the skies 

Darts, and leaves no trace behind, — 
Swiftly thus our fleeting days 

Bear us down life's rapid stream : 
Upward, Lord, our spirits raise ; 

All below is but a dream. 
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OPENING, ADVANCING, AXD CLOSING. 



3. Thanks for mercies past receive ; 

Pardon of our sins renew ; 
Teach us henceforth how to live 

With eternity in view. 
Bless Thy word to young and old ; 

Fill us with a Saviour's love ; 
And, when life's short tale is told. 

May we dwell with Thee above. 



975. 7s. Newton. 

Bless Thine inheritance. — Ps. 28 : 9. 

1. Bless, O Lord, the opening year 
To each soul assembled here ; 
Clothe Thy word with power divine ; 
Make us willing to be Thine. 

2. Where Thou hast Thy work begun, 
Give new strength the race to run ; 
Scatter darkness, doubts, and fears ; 
Wipe away the mourners' tears. 

3. Bless us all, both old and young ; 
Call forth praise from every tongue : 
Let the whole assembly prove 

All Thy power and all Thy love. 



976. C. M. Steele. 

It was winter. — John 10 : 22. 

1. Stern winter throws his icy chains, 
Encircling nature round : 
How bleak, how comfortless, the plains, 
Late with gay verdure crowned ! 
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THE YEAR. 



2. The sun withdraws his vital beams, 

And light and warmth depart, 
And drooping, lifeless nature seems 
An emblem of my heart. 

3. My heart, where mental winter reigns, 

In night's dark mantle clad, 
Confined in cold, inactive chains, 
How desolate and sad ! 

4. Great Source of light, Thy beams display ; 

My drooping joys restore ; 
And guide me to the seats of day, 
Where winter frowns no more. 

977, 8s. Haweis. 

Lo, the winter is past. — Cant. 2 : U. 

1. The winter is over and gone, 

The thrush whistles sweet on the spray, 
The turtle breathes forth her soft moan, 
The lark mounts and warbles away. 

2. Shall every creature around 

Their voices in concert unite, 
And I, the most favored, be found 
In praising to take less delight ? 

3. Awake, then, my harp and my lute ; 

Sweet organs, your notes softly swell ; 
No longer my lips shall be mute, 
The Saviour's high praises to tell. 

4. His love in my heart shed abroad, 

My graces shall bloom as the spring ; 
This temple, His spirit's abode, 
My joy, as my duty, to sing. 

672 



OPENING, ADVANCING, AND CLOSING. 



978. H. M. D WIGHT. 

Thou visitest the earth ajtd watebest it. — Ps. 65 : 9. 

1. How pleasing is Thy voice, 
O Lord, our heavenly King, 
That bids the frosts retire, 

And wakes the lovely spring ! 



The rains return, 
The ice distils, 



And plains and hills 
Forget to mourn. 



The morn, with glory crowned, 

Thy hand arrays in smiles ; 
Thou bicl'st the eve decline, 
Rejoicing, o'er the hills. 



Soft suns ascend, 
The mild wind blows, 



And beauty glows 
To earth's far end. 



Thy showers make soft the fields : 

On every side behold 
The ripening harvests wave 

Their loads of richest gold. 



The laborers sing 
With cheerful voice, 



And, blessed, rejoice 
In God, their King. 



4. The thunder is His voice ; 
His arrows, blazing fires ; 
He glows in yonder sun, 
And smiles in starry choirs. 



The balmy breeze 
His breath perfumes ; 



His beauty blooms 
In flowers and trees. 



With life He clothes the spring ; 

The earth with summer warms ; 
He spreads the autumnal feast, 
And rides in wintry storms. 



His gifts divine 
Through all appear, 
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And round the year 
His glories shine. 



THE YEAR. 



979. C. M. Steele. 

The little hills eejoice ok eveey side. — Ps. 65: 12. 

1. While beauty clothes the fertile vale, 

And blossoms on the spray, 
And fragrance breathes in every gale, 
How sweet the vernal day ! 

2. And hark ! the feathered warblers sing ; 

'Tis nature's cheerful voice : 
Soft music hails the lovely spring, 
And woods and fields rejoice. 

3. How kind the influence of the skies ! 

These showers, with blessings fraught, 
Bid verdure, beauty, fragrance, rise, 
And fix the roving thought. 

4. O, let my wondering heart confess, 

With gratitude and love, 
The bounteous hand that deigns to bless 
The garden, field, and grove. 

5. Inspired to praise, I then shall join 

Glad nature's cheerful song, 
And love and gratitude divine 
Attune my joyful song. 

980. C. M. Watts. 

Who akt the Coxfidexce of all the euds of the earth. — Ps. 65: 5. 

1. Good is the Lord, the heavenly King, 
Who makes the earth His care, 
Visits the pastures every spring, 
And bids the grass appear. 
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OPENING, ADVANCING, AND CLOSING. 

2. The softened ridges of the field 

Permit the corn to spring ; 
The valleys rich provision yield, 
And the poor laborers sing. 

3. The various months Thy goodness crowns ; 

How bounteous are Thy ways ! 
The bleating flocks spread o'er the downs, 
And shepherds shout Thy praise. 

981. 8s. 

TO CAUSE THE BUD OF THE TENDER HEEB TO SPRING FORTH. — Job. 38 : 27. 

1. How sweetly, along the gay mead, 

The daisies and cowslips are seen ! 
The flocks, as they carelessly feed, 
Rejoice in the beautiful green. 

2. The vines that encircle the bowers ; 

The herbage that springs from the sod ; 
Trees, plants, cooling fruits, and sweet flowers, — 
All rise to the praise of my God. 

3. Shall man, the great master of all, 

The only insensible prove ? 
Forbid it, fair gratitude's call ; 
Forbid it, devotion and love. 

4. The Lord, who such wonders can raise, 

And still can destroy with a nod, 
My lips shall incessantly praise ; 
My soul shall rejoice in my God. 

982. 7s. Newton. 

The voice of the turtle is heard in our land. — Cant- 2 : 12. 

1. Pleasing spring again is here ; 
Trees and fields in bloom appear : 
Hark ! the birds, with artless lays, 
Warble their Creator's praise. 

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THE YEAR. 



2. Lord, afford a spring to me ; 
Let me feel like what I see : 
Ah, my winter has been long — 
Chilled my hopes, suppressed my song. 

3. How the soul in winter mourns, 
Till the Lord, the Sun, returns ! 
Till the Spirit's gentle rain 
Bids the heart revive again ! 

4. O beloved Saviour, haste ; 
Tell me all the storms are past ; 
Speak, and by Thy gracious voice 
Make my drooping soul rejoice. 

983. s. m. 

Let rs sow fear the Lord our God, That giveth rain t , both the 

FORMER A>'D THE LATTER, IX HlS SEASOX. — Jer. 5 : 24. 

1. Great God, at Thy command 

Seasons in order rise : 
Thy power and love in concert reign 
Through earth, and seas, and skies. 

2. How balmy is the air ! 

How warm the sun's bright beams ! 
While, to refresh the ground, the rains 
Descend in gentle streams. 

3. With grateful praise we own 

Thy kind, providing hand, 
While grass, and herbs, and waving corn 
Adorn and bless the land. 

4. But greater still the gift 

Of Thine incarnate Son ; 
By Him forgiveness, peace, and joy 
Through endless ages run. 
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OPENING, ADVANCING, AND CLOSING. 



984. C. M. Gibbons. 

And satisfy thy soul in deought. — Is. 58 : 11. 

1. The sun, that minister of love, 

AVho from the naked ground 
Calls forth the hidden seeds to birth, 
And spreads their beauties round, — 

2. At the dread order of his God, 

Now darts destructive fires ; 
Hills, plains, and vales are parched with drought, 
And blooming life expires. 

3. Like burnished brass, the heaven around 

In angry terror burns, 
While earth becomes a joyless waste, 
And into iron turns. 

4. Pity us, Lord, in our distress, 

Nor with our land contend ; 
Bid the avenging skies relent, 
And showers of mercy send. 

985. 7s. Ev. Mag. 

Thou ckowxest the year with Thy goodness. — Ps. 65 : 11. 

1. Praise on Thee, in Zion's gates, 
Daily, O Jehovah, waits ; 

Unto Thee, O God, belong 
Grateful words and holy song. 

2. Thou the Hope and Refuge art 
Of remotest lands apart, 
Distant isles and tribes unknown, 
'Mid the ocean waste and lone. 

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THE YEAR. 



3. Thou dost visit earth, and rain 
Blessings on the thirsty plain, 
From the copious founts on high, 
From the rivers of the sky. 

4. Thus the clouds Thy power confess, 
And Thy paths drop fruitfulness, 
And the voice of song and mirth 
Eises from the tribes of earth. 



986. 6s & 4s. Montgomery. 

FOEGET NOT ALL HlS BENEFITS. — Ps. 103: 2. 

1. The God of harvest praise ; . 
In loud thanksgiving raise 

Hand, heart, and voice ; 
The valleys smile and sing ; 
Forests and mountains ring ; 
The plains their tribute bring ; 

The streams rejoice. 

2. Yea, bless His holy name, 
And purest thanks proclaim 

Through all the earth ; 
To glory in your lot 
Is duty ; but be not 
God's benefits forgot, 

Amid your mirth. 

3. The God of harvest praise ; 
Hands, hearts, and voices raise, 

With sweet accord ; 
From field to garner throng, 
Bearing your sheaves along, 
And in your harvest song 

Bless ye the Lord. 
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OPENING, ADVANCING, AND CLOSING. 



987. C. M. Burder's Coll. 

And sendeth kain on the just and on the unjust. — Matt. 5 : 45. 

1. Now may the Lord of earth and skies 

Regard us when we call ; 
'Tis He who bids the vapors rise, 
And showers abundant fall. 

2. The evil and the just partake 

These bounties of Thy hand ; 
Nor will a God of love forsake 
This long indulged land. 

3. Let grace come down, like copious rains, 

On Zion's drooping field ; 
So shall our souls revive again, 
And fruit abundant yield. 

4. Then smiling Nature shall express 

Her mighty Maker's praise ; 
And we, the children of Thy grace, 
Join her harmonious lays. 



988. C. M. Rippon's Coll. 

He eeserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the hakvest. 

Jer. 5 : 24. 

1. Fountain of mercy, God of love, 

How rich Thy bounties are ! 
The rolling seasons, as they move, 
Proclaim Thy constant care. 

2. When in the bosom of the earth 

The sower hid the grain, 
Thy goodness marked its secret birth, 
And sent the early rain. 

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THE YEAR. 



3. The spring's sweet influence, Lord, was Thine ; 

The plants in beauty grew ; 
Thou gav'st refulgent suns to shine, 
And mild, refreshing dew. 

4. These various mercies from above 

Matured the swelling grain ; 
A kindly harvest crowns Thy love, 
And plenty fills the plain. 

5. We own and bless Thy gracious sway ; 

Thy hand all nature hails ; 
Seed time nor harvest, night nor day, 
Summer nor winter fails. 



989. 8s & 7s. Horne. 

We all do fade as a leaf. — Is. 64 : 6. 

1. See the leaves around us falling, 

Dry and withered, to the ground, 
Thus to thoughtless mortals calling, 
In a sad and solemn sound, — 

2. " Sons of Adam, once in Eden, 

Blighted when like us he fell, 
Hear the lecture we are reading ; 
'Tis, alas ! the truth we tell. 

3. " Youths, though yet no losses grieve you, 

Gay in health and manly grace, 
Let not cloudless skies deceive you ; 
Summer gives to autumn place. 

4. " Yearly in our course returning, 

Messengers of shortest stay, 
Thus we preach, this truth concerning, 
Heaven and earth shall pass away. 
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OPENING, ADVANCING, AND CLOSING. 



5. " On the tree of life eternal, 

Man, let all thy hope be stayed, 
Which alone, forever vernal, 

Bears a leaf that shall not fade." 



990. L. M. Campbell's Coll. 

They jot befoee Thee accoedixg to the joy ra haeyest.— Is. 9 : 3. 

1. Great God, as seasons disappear, 
And changes mark the rolling year, 
Thy favor still has crowned our days, 
And we would celebrate Thy praise. 

2. Our tables spread, our garners stored, 
O, give us hearts to bless Thee, Lord ; 
Forbid it, Source of light and love, 

That hearts and lives should barren prove. 

3. The harvest song would we repeat : 
" Thou givest us the finest wheat ; 
The joy of harvest," we have known ; 
The praise, Lord, is all Thine own. 



991. L. M. Doddridge. 

Thou ceow>-est the yeae with Thy good>'ess. — Ps. 65 : 11. 

1. Eternal Source of every joy, 

Well may Thy praise our lips employ, 
While in Thy temple we appear, 
Whose goodness crowns the circling year. 

2. The flowery spring, at Thy command, 
Embalms the air, and paints the land ; 
The summer rays with vigor shine, 
To raise the corn and cheer the vine. 

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3. Thy hand in autumn richly pours 
Through all our coasts redundant stores ; 
And winters, softened by Thy care, 

No more a face of horror wear. 

4. Seasons, and months, and weeks, and days 
Demand successive songs of praise ; 

Still be the cheerful homage paid, 
AVith opening light and evening shade. 

5. O, may our more harmonious tongues 
In worlds unknown pursue the songs, 
And in those brighter courts adore, 
Where days and years revolve no more. 



992, 7s. Newton. 

Redeeming the time. — Eph. 5 : 16. 

1. Time by moments steals away, 
First the hour, and then the day ; 
Small the daily loss appears, 
Yet it soon amounts to years. 

2. Thus another year is flown ; 
Now it is no more our own, 

If it brought or promised good, 
Than the years before the flood. 

3. Favors, from the Lord received, 
Sins, that have His Spirit grieved, 
Marked by an unerring hand, 

In His book recorded stand. 

4. If we see another year, 

May Thy blessing meet us here ; 

Sun of Righteousness, arise, 

Warm our hearts, and bless our eyes. 



OPENING, ADVANCING, AND CLOSING. 



993. 10s. E. Taylor. 

We "WILL REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE LORD OUR GOD. — Ps. 20 : 7. 

1. God of the changing year, whose arm of power 
In safety leads through danger's darkest hour, 
Here in Thy temple bow Thy creatures down, 
To bless Thy mercy, and Thy might to own. 

2. If round our path the thorns of sorrow grew, 
And mortal friends were faithless, Thou wert true ; 
Did sickness shake the frame, or anguish tear 
The wounded spirit, Thou wert present there. 

3. Yet when our hearts review departed days, 
How vast Thy mercies ! how remiss our praise ! 
Well may we dread Thine awful eye to meet, 
Bend at Thy throne, and worship at Thy feet. 

4. O. lend Thine ear, and lift our voice to Thee ; 
Where'er we dwell, still let Thy mercy be ; 
From year to year, still nearer to Thy shrine 
Draw our frail hearts, and make them wholly Thine. 

994. C. M. Watts. 

He fleeth also as a shadow. — Job 14: 2. 

1. Thee we adore, eternal Name, 

And humbly own to Thee 
How feeble is our mortal frame, 
What dying worms are we. 

2. The year rolls round, and steals away 

The breath that first it gave ; 
Whate'er we do, where'er we be, 
We're travelling to the grave. 
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THE YEAR. 



3. Dangers stand thick through all the ground, 

To push us to the tomb ; 
And fierce diseases wait around, 
To hurry mortals home. 

4. Good God, on what a slender thread 

Hang everlasting things ! 
The eternal state of all the dead 
Upon life's feeble strings. 

5. Infinite joy or endless woe 

Attends on every breath ; 
And yet how unconcerned we go 
Upon the brink of death ! 

6. Waken, O Lord, our drowsy sense, 

To walk this dangerous road ; 
And if our souls are hurried hence, 
May they be found with God. 

995. S. M. Beddome. 

GO TO NOW, YE THAT SAY, TO-DAY OK TO-MORROW WE WILL GO INTO SUCH A 
CITY, AND CONTINUE THERE A YEAR. — Jam. 4:13. 

1. My few revolving years, 

How swift they glide away ! 
How short the term of life appears ! 
When past, 'tis but a day ; — 

2. A dark and cloudy day 

Made up of grief and sin ; 
A host of dangerous foes without, 
And guilt and fear within. 

3. Lord, through another year, 

If Thou permit my stay, 
With watchful care may I pursue 
The true and living way. 

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FRAILTY AND BREVITY. 



LIFE. — FRAILTY AND BREVITY. 

996. L. M. Steele. 

HOW FEAIL I AM ! — Ps. 39 : 4. 

1. Almighty Maker of my frame, 

Teach me the measure of my days ; 
Teach me to know how frail I am, 

And spend the remnant to Thy praise. 

2. My days are shorter than a span ; 

A little point my life appears ; 
How frail at best is dying man ! 

How vain are all his hopes and fears ! 

3. Vain his ambition, noise, and show ; 

Vain are the cares which rack his mind ; 
He heaps up treasures mixed with woe, 
And dies, and leaves them all behind. 

4. O, be a nobler portion mine ; 

My God, I bow before Thy throne ; 
Earth's fleeting treasures I resign, 
And fix my hope on Thee alone. 

997. S. M. Watts. 

SO TEACH US TO NUMBEE OUR DATS THAT "VCE MAT APPLT OUE HEAETS UXTO 
WISDOM. —Ps. 90 : 12. 

1. Lord, what a feeble piece 
Is this our mortal frame ! 
Our life, how poor a trifle 'tis, 
That scarce deserves the name ! 
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LIFE. 



2. Alas ! the brittle clay 

That built our body first ! 
And every month and every day 
'Tis mouldering back to dust. 

3. Our moments fly apace, 

Nor will our minutes stay ; 
Just like a flood our hasty days 
Are sweeping us away. 

4. Well, if our days must fly, 

We'll keep their end in sight ; 
We'll spend them all in wisdom's way, 
And let them speed their flight. 

5. They'll waft us sooner o'er 

This life's tempestuous sea; 
Soon we shall reach the peaceful shore 
Of blest eternity. 

998. S. M. Doddridge. 

Your fathers, where are they ? — Zech. 1 : 5. 

1. How swift the torrent rolls 

That bears us to the sea ! 
The tide that bears our thoughtless souls 
To vast eternity ! 

2. Our fathers, where are they, 

With all they called their own ? 
Their joys and griefs, and hopes and cares, 
And wealth and honor, gone. 

3. God of our fathers, hear ! 

Thou everlasting Friend ! 
While we, as on life's utmost verge, 
Our souls to Thee commend. 

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FRAILTY AND BREVITY. 



4. Of all the pious dead 

May we the footsteps trace, 
Till with them, in the land of light, 
We dwell before Thy face. 



999- L. M. Pratt's Coll. 

Evert man walketh in a tain show. — Ps. 39: 6. 

1. How vain is all beneath the skies ! 

How transient every earthly bliss ! 
How slender all the fondest ties 
That bind us to a world like this ! 

2. The evening cloud, the morning dew, 

The withering grass, the fading flower, 
Of earthly hopes are emblems true, 
The glory of a passing hour. 

3. But though earth's fairest blossoms die, 

And all beneath the skies is vain, 
There is a land whose confines lie 
Beyond the reach of care and pain. 

4. Then let the hope of joys to come 

Dispel our cares and chase our fears ; 
If God be ours, we're travelling home, 
Though passing through a vale of tears. 

1000. C. M. Watts. 

My days ake like a shadow that declineth.— Ps. 102 : 11. 

1. Time, what an empty vapor 'tis ! 
And days, how swift they are ! 
Swift as an Indian arrow flies, 
Or like a shooting star. 
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2. Our life is ever on the wing, 

And death is ever nigh ; 
The moment when our lives begin, 
We all begin to die. 

3. Yet, mighty God, our fleeting days 

Thy lasting favors share ; 
Yet with the bounties of Thy grace 
Thou load'st the rolling year. 

4. His goodness runs an endless round ; 

All glory to the Lord ; 
His mercy never knows a bound ; 
And be His name adored. 

5. Thus we begin the lasting song ; 

And. when we close our eyes, 
Let the next age Thy praise prolong, 
Till time and nature dies. 



1001. L. M. Taylor. 

He fleeth also as a shadow, and coxtinueth not.- Job 14 : 2. 

1. Like shadows gliding o'er the plain, 

Or clouds that roll successive on, 
Man's busy generations pass, 

And while we gaze their forms are gone. 

2. " He lived, he died ; " behold the sum, 

The abstract of the historian's page ; 
Alike, in God's all-seeing eye, 

The infant's day, the patriarch's age. 

3. O Father, in whose mighty hand 

The boundless years and ages lie, 
Teach us Thy boon of life to prize, 
And use the moments as they fly ; — 

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FRAILTY AND BREVITY. 



4. To crowd the narrow span of life 

With wise designs and virtuous deeds ; 
And bid us wake from death's dark night, 
To share the glory that succeeds. 

1002. 7s & 6s. Burton. 

HOW SHOET MY TIME IS I — Ps. 89 : 47. 

1. Time is winging us away 

To our eternal home ; 
Life is but a winter's day, 
A journey to the tomb. 

2. Youth and vigor soon will flee, 

Blooming beauty lose its charms ; 
All that's mortal soon shall be 
Enclosed in death's cold arms. 

3. But the Christian shall enjoy 

Health and beauty soon above, 
Far beyond the world's alloy, 
Secure in Jesus' love. 

1003. L. M. Watts. 

He tteaeexed my stbength ih the way. — Ps. 102 : 23. 

1. It is the Lord our Saviour's hand 

Weakens our strength amid the race ; 
Disease and death, at His command, 
Arrest us, and cut short our days. 

2. Spare us, O Lord ! aloud we pray, 

Nor let our sun go down at noon ; 
Thy years are one eternal day, 

And must Thy children die so soon ? 
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LIFE. 



3. Yet, in the midst of death and grief, 

This thought our sorrow shall assuage : 
" Our Father and our Saviour live ; 
Christ is the same through every age." 

4. 'Twas He this earth's foundations laid ; 

Heaven is the building of His hand ; 
This earth grows old, these heavens shall fade, 
And all be changed at His command. 

5. The starry curtains of the sky. 

Like garments, shall be laid aside ; 
But still Thy throne stands firm and high ; 
Thy church forever must abide. 

1004. L. P. M. Watts. 

What max is he that liteth, and shall sot see death ? — Ps. 89 : 48. 

1. Think, mighty God, on feeble man ; 
How few his hours, how short his span ! 

Short from the cradle to the grave ; 
"Who can secure his vital breath 
Against the bold demands of death, 

With skill to fly, or power to save ? 

2. Lord, shall it be forever said, 

" The race of man was only made 

For sickness, sorrow, and the dust ? * 
Are not Thy servants, day by day, 
Sent to their graves, and turned to clay ? 
Lord, where's Thy kindness to the just ? 

3. Hast Thou not promised to Thy Son 
And all His seed a heavenly crown ? 

But flesh and sense indulge despair ; 
Forever blessed be the Lord, 
That faith can read His holy word, 

And find a resurrection there. 
690 



FRAILTY AND BREVITY. 

4. Forever blessed be the Lord, 

Who gives His saints a long reward 

For all their toil, reproach, and pain ; 
Let all below and all above 
Join to proclaim Thy wondrous love, 

And each repeat their loud amen. 

1005. P. M. WtJLFFER. 

Eteenity. — Is. 57 : 15. 

1. Eternity! eternity! 

How long art thou, eternity ! 
And yet to thee time hastes away, 
Like as the war horse to the fray, 
Or swift as couriers homeward go, 
Or ships to port, or shaft from bow ; 
Ponder, O man, eternity. 

2. Eternity! eternity! 

How long art thou, eternity ! 
As long as God is God, so long 
Endure the pains of hell and wrong, 
So long the joys of heaven remain ; 
O, lasting joy ! O, lasting pain ! 
Ponder, O man, eternity ! 

3. Eternity ! eternity ! 

How long art thou, eternity ! 

O man, full oft thy thoughts should dwell 

Upon the pains of sin and hell, 

And on the glories of the pure, 

That do beyond all time endure ; 

Ponder, O man, eternity ! 

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DEATH. 



DEATH.— SUPPORT AND CONSOLATION. 

1006. L. M. Bathurst. 

Let my last end be like his. — Num. 23 : 10. 

1. How sweet the hour of closing day, 

When all is peaceful and serene, 
And when the sun, with cloudless ray, 
Sheds mellow lustre o'er the scene ! 

2. Such is the Christian's parting hour ; 

So peacefully he sinks to rest ; 
When faith, endued from heaven with power, 
Sustains and cheers his languid breast. 

3. Mark but that radiance of his eye, 

That smile upon his wasted cheek ; 
They tell us of his glory nigh, 

In language that no tongue can speak. 

4. A beam from heaven is sent to cheer 

The pilgrim on his gloomy road ; 
And angels are attending near, 
To bear him to their bright abode. 

5. Who would not wish to die like those 

Whom God's own Spirit deigns to bless ? 
To sink into that soft repose, 

Then wake to perfect happiness ? 

1007. L. M. Barbauld. 

The righteous hath hope m his death. — Prov. 14: 32. 

1. Sweet is the scene when virtue dies, 
When sinks a righteous soul to rest ; 
How mildly beam the closing eyes, 

How gently heaves the expiring breast ! 
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SUPPORT AND CONSOLATION. 



2. So fades a summer cloud away, 

80 sinks the gale when storms are o'er, 
So gently shuts the eye of day, 
So dies a wave along the shore. 

3. Triumphant smiles the victor's brow, 

Fanned by some guardian angel's wing ; 
Where is, O grave, thy victory now, 
And where, insidious death, thy sting? 

1008. L. M. Hill. 

He will be very GRACIOUS UXIO THEE at the voice of thy cry. 

Is. 30 : 19. 

1. Gently, my Saviour, let me down, 

To slumber in the arms of death ; 
I rest my soul on Thee alone, 

E'en till my last, expiring breath. 

2. Soon will the storm of life be o'er, 

And I shall enter endless rest ; 
There I shall live to sin no more, 

And bless Thy name, forever blessed. 

3. Bid me possess sweet peace within ; 

Let childlike patience keep my heart ; 
Then shall I feel my heaven begin, 
Before my spirit hence depart. 

4. Hasten Thy chariot, God of love, 

And take me from this world of woe ; 
I long to reach those joys above, 
And bid farewell to all below. 

5. There shall my raptured spirit raise 

Still louder notes than angels sing, 
High glories to Immanuei's grace, 
My God, my Saviour, and my King. 
693 



DEATH. 



1009. S. H. M. Montgomery. 

That where I am, there ye mat be. — John 14 : 3. 

1. Friend after friend departs ; 

Who hath not lost a friend ? 
There is no union here of hearts 
That finds not here an end : 
• Were this frail world our only rest, 
Living or dying, none were blessed. 

2. Beyond the flight of time, 

Beyond this vale of death, 
There surely is some blessed clime 

Where life is not a breath, 
Nor life's affections transient fire, 
Whose sparks fly upward to expire. 

3. There is a world above, 

Where parting is unknown ; 
A whole eternity of love, 

Formed for the good alone ; 
And faith beholds the dying here 
Translated to that happier sphere. 

4. Thus star by star declines, 

Till all are passed away, 
As morning high and higher shines, 

To pure and perfect clay ; 
Nor sink those stars in empty night ; 
They hide themselves in heaven's own light. 

1010. C. M. Watts. 

Willing rather to be absent from the body. — 2 Cor. 5 : 8. 

1. There is a house not made with hands, 
Eternal and on high ; 
And here my spirit waiting stands, 
Till God shall bid it fly. 

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SUPPORT AND CONSOLATION. 



2. Shortly this prison of my clay 

Must be dissolved and fall : 
Then, O my soul, with joy obey 
Thy heavenly Father's call. 

3. 'Tis He, by His almighty grace, 

That forms thee fit for heaven, 
And, as an earnest of the place, 
Has His own Spirit given. 

4. We walk by faith of joys to come ; 

Faith lives upon His word ; 
But while the body is our home, 
We're absent from the Lord. 

5. 'Tis pleasant to believe Thy grace, 

But we had rather see ; 
We would be absent from the flesh, 
And present, Lord, with Thee. 

1011. L. P. M. Browning. 

He giveth His beloved sleep. — Ps. 127 : 2. 

1. Of all the thoughts of God, that are 
Borne inward unto souls afar, 

Along the Psalmist's music deep, . 
Now tell me if that any is, 
For gift or grace, surpassing this — 

" He giveth His beloved sleep." 

2. His dews drop mutely on the hill, 
His cloud above it saileth still, 

Though on its slope men toil and reap ; 
More softly than the dew is shed, 
Or cloud is floated overhead, 

" He giveth His beloved sleep." 
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DEATH. 



3. And, friends, dear friends, when it shall be, 
That this low breath is gone from me, 

When round my bier ye come to weep, 
Let one, most loving of you all, 
Say, " Not a tear must o'er her fall ; 

4 He giveth His beloved sleep.' " 

1012. 8s. 

She vtas sick axd died. — Acts 9 : 37. 

1. 'Tis finished ; the conflict is past ; 

The heaven-born spirit is tied ; 
Her wish is accomplished at last, 

And now she's intombed with the dead. 

2. Her soul has now taken its flight 

To mansions of glory above, 
To mingle with angels of light, 
And dwell in the kingdom of love. 

3. The victory now is obtained ; 

She's gone her Redeemer to see ; 
Her wishes she fully has gamed ; 
She's now where she panted to be. 

4. Then let us forbear to complain 

That she has now gone from our sight ; 
We soon shall behold her again, 
With new and redoubled delight. 

1013. CM. Watts. 

What max is he that liveth axd shall not see death ? — Ps. 89 : 48. 

1. Stoop clown, my thoughts, that used to rise ; 
Converse a while with death ; 
Think how a gasping mortal lies, 
And pants away his breath. 

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SUPPORT AND CONSOLATION. 



2. His quivering lip hangs feebly down ; 

His pulse is faint and few ; 
Then, speechless, with a doleful groan, 
He bids the world adieu. 

3. But O, the soul, that never dies ! 

At once it leaves the clay ; 
Ye thoughts, pursue it where it flies, 
And track its wondrous way. 

4. Up to the courts where angels dwell 

It mounts, triumphant there ; 
Or devils plunge it down to hell, 
In infinite despair. 

5. And must my body faint and die ? 

And must this soul remove ? 
O for some guardian angel nigh, 
To bear it safe above ! 

£. Jesus, to Thy clear, faithful hand 
My naked soul I trust ; 
And my flesh waits for Thy command 
To drop into my dust. 

1014. L. M. Bryant. 

Blessed aee they that mourn. — Matt. 5 : 4. 

1. O, dee:\i not they are blessed alone 

Whose lives a peaceful tenor keep ; 
For God, who pities man, has shown 
A blessing for the eyes that weep. 

2. The light of smiles shall fill again 

The lids that overflow with tears ; 
And weary hours of woe and pain 
Are promises of happier years. 
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DEATH. 



3. And ye who at a friend's low bier 

Now shed the bitter drops like rain, 
Hope that a brighter, happier sphere 
Will give him to your arms again. 

4. Nor let the good man's trust depart, 

Though life its common gifts deny, 
Though with a pierced and broken heart, 
And spurned of men, he goes to die. 

5. For God has marked each sorrowing day, 

And numbered every secret tear, 
And heaven's long age of bliss shall pay 
For all His children suffer here. 



1015. CM. Doddridge. 

Moses, My servant, is dead. — Josh. 1: 2. 

1. Now let our mourning hearts revive, 

And all our tears be dry ; 
Why should those eyes be drowned in grief 
Which view a Saviour nigh ? 

2. What though the arm of conquering death 

Does God's own house invade ? 
What though the prophet and the priest 
Be numbered with the dead ? 

3. Though earthly shepherds dwell in dust, 

The aged and the young, — 
The watchful eye in darkness closed, 
And mute the instructive tongue, — 

4. The eternal Shepherd still survives 

New comfort to impart ; 
His eye still guides us, and His voice 
Still animates our heart. 

698 



SUPPORT AND CONSOLATION. 



5. " Lo, I am with you," saith the Lord ; 
" My church shall safe abide ; 
For I will ne'er forsake My own, 
Whose souls in Me confide." 



1016. s. m. 

Let me die the death of the righteous. — Num. 23 : 10. 

1. O for the death of those 

Who slumber in the Lord ! 
O, be like theirs my last repose, 
Like theirs my last reward. 

2. Their bodies in the ground, 

In silent hope, may lie, 
Till the last trumpet's joyful sound 
Shall call them to the sky. 

3. Their ransomed spirits soar, 

On wings of faith and love, 
To meet the Saviour they adore, 
And reign with Him above. 

4. O for the death of those 

Who slumber in the Lord ! 
O, be like theirs my last repose, 
Like theirs my last reward. 

1017. 8s & 7s. S. F. Smith. 

I AM NOW READY TO BE OFFERED. — 2 Tim. 4 : 6. 

1. Ready now to spread my pinions, 
Glad to wing my flight away 
From the gloom that hovers round me, 
To the realms of endless day. 
699 



DEATH. 



2. Ready to be freed from sorrow, 

Tears and partings* toil and pain ; 
Ready for the heavenly mansion ; 
Life is dear, but death is gain. 

3. Ready with the just made perfect, 

Clothed in robes of light to be ; 
Swelling the enraptured chorus, 
Singing joy and victory. 

4. As the bird with warbling music 

Soars above our feeble sight, 
Singing still, and still ascending, 
Melting in the glorious light, — 

5. So the dying saint, departing, 

Joyful takes his heavenward way ; 
Life, and time, and gladness blending 
In the light of perfect day. 

1018. lis cv. 12s. Muhlenberg. 

I ■WOULD >~OT LITE ALTTAT. — Job 7 : 16. 

1. I would not live alway: I ask not to stay 
Where storm after storm rises dark o'er the way : 
The few lurid mornings that dawn on us here 
Are enough for life's woes, full enough for its cheer. 

2. I would not live alway thus fettered by sin — 
Temptation without and corruption within : 
E'en the rapture of pardon is mingled with fears. 
And the cup of thanksgiving with penitent tears. 

3. I would not live alway : no. welcome the tomb : 
Since Jesus hath lain there. I dread not its gloom ; 
There sweet be my rest, till He bid me arise 

To hail Him in triumph descending the skies. 
700 



SUPPORT AND CONSOLATION. 



4. Who, who would live alway, away from his God, 
Away from yon heaven, that blissful abode, 
Where the rivers of pleasure flow o'er the bright 

plains, 

And the noontide of glory eternally reigns ? — 

5. Where the saints of all ages in harmony meet, 
Their Saviour and brethren transported to greet ; 
While the anthems of rapture unceasingly roll, 
And the smile of the Lord is the life of the soul. 



1019. 7s. C.Wesley. 

Death is swallowed up ln - victory. — 1 Cor. 15 : 54. 

1. Lo, the prisoner is released, 

Lightened of his fleshly load ; 
Where the weary are at rest, 

He is gathered unto God : 
Lo, the pain of life is passed, 

All his warfare now is o'er ; 
Death and hell behind are cast, 

Grief and suffering are no more. 

2. Yes, the Christian's course is run ; 

Ended is the glorious strife ; 
Fought the fight, the work is done ; 

Death is swallowed up of life ; 
Borne by angels on their wings, 

Far from earth his spirit flies, 
Finds his God, and sits, and sings 

Triumphing in paradise. 

3. Join we then with one accord 

In the new, the joyful song ; 
Absent from our loving Lord 
We shall not continue long : 
701 



DEATH. 



We shall quit the house of clay, 
We a better lot shall share ; 

We shall see the realms of day, 
Meet our happy brother there. 



1020. 8s, 7s, & 4. 

The spirit shall return unto God, who gave it. — Eccl. 12: 7. 

1. Tossed no more on life's rough billow, 

All the storms of sorrow fled, 
Death hath found a quiet pillow 
For the aged Christian's head, 

Peaceful slumbers 
Guarding now his lowly bed. 

2. O, may we be reunited 

To the spirits of the just, 
Leaving all that sin hath blighted 
With corruption, in the dust : 

Hear us, Jesus, 
Thou our Lord, our Life, our Trust. 



1021. L. M. Watts. 

To die is gain. — Phil. 1 : 21. 

1. Why should we start and fear to die ? 

What timorous worms we mortals are ! 
Death is the gate of endless joy, 
And yet we dread to enter there. 

2. The pains, the groans, and dying strife 

Fright our approaching souls away ; 
Still we shrink back again to life, 
Fond of our prison and our clay. 
702 



SUPPORT AND CONSOLATION. 



3. O, if my Lord would come and meet, 

My soul should stretch her wings in haste, 
Fly fearless through death's iron gate, 
Nor feel the terrors as she passed. 



4. Jesus can make a dying bed 

Feel soft as downy pillows are, 
While on His breast I lean my head, 
And breathe my life out sweetly there. 



1022. P. M. Pope. 

O DEATH, WHEEE IS THY STING ? — 1 Cor. 15 : 55. 

1. Vital spark of heavenly flame, 
Quit, O, quit this mortal frame : 
Trembling, hoping, lingering, flying, 
O, the pain, the bliss, of dying ! 
Cease, fond nature, cease thy strife, 
And let me languish into life. 

2. Hark, they whisper ; angels say, 
" Sister spirit, come away ! " 
What is this absorbs me quite, 
Steals my senses, shuts my sight, 
Drowns my spirits, draws my breath ? 
Tell me, my soul, can this be death ? 



3. The world recedes ! it disappears ! 
Heaven opens on my eyes ! my ears 
With sounds seraphic ring ! 
Lend, lend your wings ! I mount ! I fly ! 
O grave, where is thy victory ? 
O death, where is thy sting? 

703 



DEATH. 



1023. 8s & 4s. Dale. 

Though I walk through the valley or the shadow of death, I avill 

FEAR NO EVIL. — Ps. 23 : 4. * 

1. When the spark of life is waning, 

Weep not for me : 
When the languid eye is straining, 

Weep not for rne : 
When the feeble pulse is ceasing, 
Start not at its swift decreasing : 
'Tis the fettered soul's releasing : 

Weep not for me. 

2. When the pangs of death assail me, 

Weep not for me : 
Christ is mine — He cannot fail me ; 

Weep not for me : 
Yes, though sin and doubt endeavor 
. From His love my soul to sever, 
Jesus is my Strength forever : 

Weep not for me. 

1024. L. M. Huie. 

Because I live, ye shall live also. — John 14 : 19. 

1. O ye who with the silent tear 
And saddened steps assemble here, 

To bear these cold, these loved, remains 
Where dark and cheerless silence reigns, — 
Your sorrows hush, your griefs dispel ; 
The Saviour lives, and all is well. 

2. That eye, indeed, is rayless now, 

And pale that cheek, and chill that brow ; 
Yet, could the lifeless form declare 
The joys its soul is called to share, 
How would our souls rejoice to tell, 
The Saviour lives, and all is well ! 
704 



SUPPORT AND CONSOLATION. 



1025. 



8s & 7s. 



Thy will be doots.— Matt. 26 : 42. 



1. Jesus, while our hearts are bleeding 

O'er the spoils that death has won, 
We would, at this solemn meeting, 
Calmly say, " Thy will be done." 

2. Though cast down, we're not forsaken ; 

Though afflicted, not alone ; 
Thou didst give, and Thou hast taken ; 
Blessed Lord, " Thy will be done." 

3. Though to-day we're filled with mourning, 

Mercy still is on the throne ; 
With Thy smiles of love returning, 
We can sing, " Thy will be done." 

4. By Thy hand's the boon was given ; 

Thou hast taken but Thine own. 
Lord of earth, and God of heaven, 
Evermore " Thy will be done." 



1. Lowly and solemn be 
Thy children's cry to Thee, 

Father divine ; 
A hymn of suppliant breath, 
Owning that life and death 

Alike are Thine. 

2. By Him who bowed to take 
The death-cup for our sake, 

The thorn, the rod, — 



1026. 



6s & 4s. 



Heuans. 



He shall sustain thee. — Ps. 55: 22. 



45 



705 



DEATH. 



From whom the last dismay 
Was not to pass away, — 
Aid us, God. 

3. Tremblers beside the grave, 
We call on Thee to save, 

Father divine ; 
Hear, hear our suppliant breath ; 
Keep us, in life and death, 
Thine, only Thine. 

1027. L. M. Steele. 

The wind tasseth oveb it, and it is goxe. — Ps. 103 : 16. 

1. So fades the lovely blooming flower, 
Frail, smiling solace of an hour ; 

So soon our transient comforts fly, 
And pleasure only blooms to die. 

2. Is there no kind, no lenient art 
To heal the anguish of the heart ? 
O, let Religion then be nigh ; 

Her comforts were not made to die. 

3. Then gentle Patience smiles on Pain, 
And dying Hope revives again ; 
Hope wipes the tear from Sorrow's eye, 
And Faith points upward to the sky. 



Doxology. 

To God the Father, God the Son, 
And God the Spirit, Three in One, 
Be honor, praise, and glory given 
By all on earth and all in heaven. 
706 



SUPPORT AND CONSOLATION. 



1028. C. M. Steele. 

Of few days. — Job 14 : 1. 

1. When blooming youth is snatched away 

By Death's resistless hand, 
Our hearts the mournful tribute pay 
Which pity must demand. 

2. While pity prompts the rising sigh, 

O, may this truth, impressed 
With awful power, " I, too, must die," 
Sink deep in every breast. 

3. The voice of this alarming scene 

May every heart obey ; 
Nor be the heavenly warning vain 
Which calls to watch and pray. 

4. O, let us fly, to Jesus fly, 

Whose powerful arm can save ; 
Then shall our hopes ascend on high, 
And triumph o'er the grave. 



1029. C. M. Doddridge. 

A PLACE AND A NAME BETTER THAN OF SONS AND OF DAUGHTERS. — Is. 56 : 5. 

1. Ye mourning saints, whose streaming tears 

Flow o'er your children dead, 
Say not, in transports of despair, 
That all your hopes are fled. 

2. While, cleaving to that darling dust, 

In fond distress ye lie, 
Rise, and with joy and reverence view 
A heavenly Parent nigh. 

707 



DEATH. 



3. " I'll give the mourner," saith the Lord, 

" In My own house a place ; 
No name of daughters and of sons 
Could yield so high a grace. 

4. " Transient and vain is every hope 

A rising race can give ; 
In endless honor and delight 
My children all shall live." 

5. We welcome, Lord, those rising tears 

Through which Thy face we see, 
And bless those wounds which through our hearts 
Prepare a way to Thee. 

1030. C. M. Sigourxey. 

Thy brother shall rise again. — John 11 : 23. 

1. As, bowed by sudden storms, the rose 

Sinks on the garden's breast, 
Down to the grave our brother goes, 
In silence there to rest. 

2. No more with us his tuneful voice 

The hymn of praise shall swell ; 
No more his cheerful heart rejoice 
When peals the Sabbath bell. 

3. Yet if, in yonder cloudless sphere, 

Amid a sinless throng, 
He utters in his Saviour's ear 
The everlasting song, — 

4. No more we'll mourn the absent friend, 

But lift our earnest prayer, 
And daily every effort bend 
To rise and join him there. 

708 



SUrrOKT AND CONSOLATION. 

1031. L. M. Efis. Coll. 

Of such is the kingdom of God. — Mark 10: 14. 

1 . As the sweet flower that scents the morn, 

But withers in the rising clay, 
Thus lovely was this infant's dawn, 
Thus swiftly fled its life away. 

2. It died ere its expanding soul 

Had ever burned with wrong desires, 
Had ever spurned at Heaven's control, 
Or ever quenched its sacred fires. 

3. It died to sin ; it died to cares ; 

But for a moment felt the rod. 
O mourner, such, the Lord declares, — 
Such are the children of our God. 



1032. 8s & 7s. Waterston. 

HE COMETH FORTH LIKE A FLOWER, AND IS CUT DOWN. — Job 14 : 2. 

1. One sweet flower has drooped and faded ; 

One sweet infant voice has fled ; 
One fair brow the grave has shaded ; 
One dear schoolmate now is dead. 

2. But we feel no thought of sadness, 

For our friend is happy now ; 
She has knelt in soul-felt gladness 
Where the blessed angels bow. 

3. May our footsteps never falter 

In the path that she has trod ; 
May we worship at the altar 
Of the great and living God. 

709 



DEATH. 



1033. L. M. Mackay. 

He fell asleep. — Acts 7 : 60. 

1. Asleep in Jesus ! Blessed sleep ! 
From which none ever wakes to weep ; 
A calm and undisturbed repose, 
Unbroken by the dread of foes. 



2. Asleep in Jesus ! Peaceful rest ! 
Whose waking is supremely blessed ; 
No fear, no woes, shall dim that hour 
Which manifests the Saviour's power. 

3. Asleep in Jesus ! Time nor space 
Debars this precious hiding place ; 
On Indian plains or Lapland's snows 
Believers find the same repose. 



4. Asleep in Jesus ! O, how sweet 
To be for such a slumber meet ! 
With holy confidence to sing 

That Death has lost his venomed sting ! 

5. Asleep in Jesus ! O, for me 
May such a blissful Refuge be ; 
Securely shall my ashes lie, 

And wait the summons from on high. 



1034. C. M. Watts. 



If we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also lite with 
Him. — Eom. 6 : 8. 



1. Why do we mourn departing friends, 
Or shake at death's alarms ? 
'Tis but the voice that Jesus sends 
To call them to His arms. 

710 



SUPPORT AND CONSOLATION. 



2. Are we not tending upward, too, 

As fast as time can move ? 
Nor would we wish the hours more slow, 
To keep us from our Love. 

3. The graves of all the saints He blessed, 

And softened every bed ; 
Where should the dying members rest 
But with the dying Head ? 

4. Thence He arose, ascending high, 

And showed our feet the way ; 
Up to the Lord our flesh shall fly 
At the great rising day. 

5. Then let the last loud trumpet sound, 

And bid our kindred rise ; 
Awake, ye nations under ground ; 
Ye saints, ascend the skies. 

1035. C. M. Watts. 

It is appointed uxto men o>~ce to die. — Heb. 9: 27. 

1. Hark ! from the tombs a doleful sound ! 

My ears, attend the cry : 
" Ye living men, come, view the ground 
Where you must shortly lie. 

2. " Princes, this clay must be your bed, 

In spite of all your towers ; 
The tall, the wise, the reverend head 
Must lie as low as ours." 

3. Great God, is this our certain doom ? 

And are we still secure ? 
Still walking downward to our tomb, 
And yet prepare no more ? 
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DEATH. 



4. Grant us the powers of quickening grace, 
To fit our souls to fly ; 
Then, when we drop this dying flesh, 
We'll rise above the sky. 

1036. C. M. Steele. 

My flesh shall rest in hope. — Acts 2: 26. 

- 1 . Life is a span, a fleeting hour ; 
How soon the vapor flies ! 
Man is a tender, transient flower, 
That e'en in blooming dies. 

2. The once-loved form, now cold and dead, 

Each mournful thought employs ; 
And Nature weeps her comforts fled, 
And withered all her joys. 

3. Hope looks beyond the bounds of time, 

When what we now deplore 
Shall rise in full, immortal prime, 
And bloom to fade no more. 

4. Then cease, fond Nature, cease thy tears ; 

Religion points on high ; 
There everlasting spring appears, 
And joys that cannot die. 

1037. 8S & 7S. COLLTER. 

It shall be well with him. — Is. 3 : 10. 

1. Cease, ye mourners, cease to languish 
O'er the grave of those you love ; 
Pain, and death, and night, and anguish, 
Enter not the world above. 

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SUPPORT AND CONSOLATION. 



2. While our silent steps are straying, 

Lonely, through night's deepening shade, 
Glory's brightest beams are playing 
Round the happy Christian's head. 

3. Light and peace at once deriving 

From the hand of God most high, 
In His glorious presence living, 
They shall never, never die. 

4. Endless pleasure, pain excluding, 

Sickness there no more can come ; 
There, no fear of woe, intruding, 

Sheds o'er heaven a moment's gloom. 

1038. L. M. Watts. 

And laid it in his own new tomb. — Matt. 27 : 60. 

1. Unveil thy bosom, faithful tomb ; 

Take this new treasure to thy trust; 
And give these sacred relics room 
To seek a slumber in the dust. 

2. Nor pain, nor grief, nor anxious fear 

Invade thy bounds ; no mortal woes 
Can reach the peaceful sleeper here, 
And angels watch the soft repose. 

3. So Jesus slept : God's dying Son 

Passed through the grave, and blessed the bed ; 
Rest here, blest saint, till from His throne 
The morning break, and pierce the shade. 

4. Break from His throne, illustrious morn ; 

Attend, O earth, His sovereign word; 
Restore thy trust ; a glorious form 
Shall then ascend and meet the Lord. 
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IMMORTALITY. 



IMMORTALITY. — THE RESURRE CTION. 

1039. 8s & 4. Montgomery. 

I "WILL EEDEEM THEM FROM DEATH. — Hos. 13 : 14. 

There is a calm for those who weep, 

A rest for weary pilgrims found : 
They softly lie, and sweetly sleep, 
Low in the ground. 

The storm that racks the wintry sky 

No more disturbs their deep repose 
Than summer evening's latest sigh, 
That shuts the rose. 

I long to lay this painful head 

And aching heart beneath the soil ; 
To slumber, in that dreamless bed, 
From all my toil. 

The soul, of origin divine, 

God's glorious image, freed from clay, 
In heaven's eternal sphere shall shine, 
A star of day. 

The sun is but a spark of fire, 

A transient meteor in the sky : 
The soul, immortal as its Sire, 
Shall never die. 

1040. L. M. Dwight. 

Shall the dead arise and praise Thee ?— Ps. 88 : 10. 

1. Shall man, O God of light and life, 
Forever moulder in the grave ? 
Canst Thou forget Thy glorious work, 
Thy promise, and Thy power to save ? 
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2. 



3. 



4. 



THE RESURRECTION. 



2. But in those silent realms of night 

Shall peace and hope no more arise, 
No future morning light the tomb, 

Nor daystar gild the darksome skies ? 

3. Shall spring the faded world revive ? 

Shall waning moons their light return ? 
Again shall setting suns ascend, 
And the lost day anew be born ? 

4. Shall life revisit dying worms, 

And spread the joyful insect's wing ? 
And, O, shall man awake no more, 
To see Thy face, Thy name to sing? 

5. Cease, cease, ye vain, desponding fears : 

When Christ, our Lord, from darkness sprang. 
Death, the last foe, was captive led, 

And heaven with praise and wonder rang. 

6. Faith sees the bright, eternal doors 

Unfold to make His children way ; 
They shall be clothed with endless life, 
And shine in everlasting day. 

7. The trump shall sound, the dust awake, 

From the cold tomb the s lumberers spring ; 
Through heaven with joy their myriads rise, 
And hail their Saviour and their King. 



1041. S. M. Watts. 

IX MY FLESH SHALL I SEE GOD. — Job 19 : 26. 

1. And must this body die, 

This mortal frame decay ? 
And must these active limbs of mine 
Lie mouldering in the clay ? 

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IMMORTALITY. 

2. Corruption, earth, and worms 

Shall but refine this flesh, 
Till my triumphant spirit comes, 
To put it on afresh. 

3. God, my Redeemer, lives, 

And often, from the skies, 
Looks down and watches all my dust, 
Till He shall bid it rise. 

4. Arrayed in glorious grace 

Shall these vile bodies shine, 
And every shape, and every face, 
Look heavenly and divine. 

5. These lively hopes we owe 

To Jesus' dying love ; 
We would adore His grace below, 
And sing His power above. 

6. Dear Lord, accept the praise 

Of these our humble songs, 
Till tunes of nobler sound we raise 
With our immortal tongues. 

1042. L. M. Cennick. 

Because I live, te shall live also. — John 14 : 19. 

1. Jesus, my All, to heaven is gone, 
He whom I fix my hopes upon ; 
His track I see, and I'll pursue 
The narrow way till Him I view ; — 

2. The way the holy prophets went, 
The way that leads from banishment, 
The King's highway of holiness ; 
I'll go, for all His paths are peace. 

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THE RESURRECTION. 



3. This is the way I long had sought, 
And mourned because I found it not ; 
My grief a burden long had been, 
Oppressed with unbelief and sin. 

4. The more I strove against their power, 
I sinned and stumbled but the more ; 
Till, late, I heard my Saviour say, 

" Come hither, soul ; I am the Way.". 

5. Lo, glad I come, and Thou, blest Lamb, 
Shalt take me to Thee as I am : 
Nothing but sin I Thee can give ; 
Nothing but love shall I receive. 

6. Then will I tell to sinners round 
What a dear Saviour I have found ; 
I'll point to Thy redeeming blood, 
And say, " Behold the Way to God." 



1043. C. M. White. 

Whosoeyer liyeth a> t d believeth ix Me shael neyek die, — John U: 26. 

1. Through sorrow's night, and danger's path, 

Amid the deepening gloom, 
We, followers of our suffering Lord, 
Are marching to the tomb. 

2. There, when the turmoil is no more, 

And all our powers decay, 
Our cold remains in solitude 
Shall sleep the years away. 



3. Our labors done, securely laid 
In this our last retreat, 
Unheeded o'er our silent dust 
The storms of earth shall beat. 
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IMMORTALITY. 



4. Yet not thus buried, or extinct, 

The vital spark shall lie ; 
For o'er life's wreck that spark shall rise 
To seek its kindred sky. 

5. These ashes, too, this little dust, 

Our Father's care shall keep, 
Till the last angel rise and break 
The long and dreary sleep. 

6. Then love's soft clew o'er every eye 

Shall shed its mildest ray-. 
And the long-silent voice awake 
With shouts of endless praise. 



IMMORTALITY. — THE JUDGMENT. 
1044. 8s, 7s, & 4. Goode. 

Oue God shall come, and shall xot keep silence. — Ps. 50 : 3. 

1. Lo, the mighty God appearing. 

From on high Jehovah speaks : 
Eastern lands the summons hearing, 
O'er the west His thunder breaks ; 

Earth beholds Him ; 
Universal nature shakes. 

2. Zion. all its light unfolding, 

God in glory shall display : 
Lo, He comes, nor silence holding ; 
Fire and clouds prepare His way ; 

Tempests round Him 
Hasten on the dreadful day. 
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THE JUDGMENT. 



o. To the heavens His voice ascending, 
To the earth beneath He cries, 
" Souls immortal, now descending, 
Let the sleeping dust arise ; 

Rise to judgment ; 
Let My throne adorn the skies. 

4. " Gather first My saints around Me, 

Those who to My covenant stood ; 
Those who humbly sought and found Me 
Through the dying Saviour's blood ; 

Blest Redeemer! 
Dearest sacrifice to God." 

5. Now the heavens on high adore Him, 

And His righteousness declare ; 
Sinners perish from before Him, 
But His saints His mercies share : 

Just His judgment ; 
God, Himself the Judge, is there. 

1045. 10s & lis. Watts. 

He shall call to tite heavens from above, axd to the eaeth, that 
He may judge His people. — Ps. 50 : 4. 

1. The God of glory sends His summons forth, 
Calls the south nations, and awakes the north ; 
From east to west the sovereign orders spread, 
Through distant worlds and regions of the dead : 
The trumpet sounds ; hell trembles ; heaven rejoices ; 
Lift up your heads, ye saints, with cheerful voices. 

2. No more shall atheists mock His long delay ; 
His vengeance sleeps no more : behold the day ; 
Behold, the Judge descends : His guards are nigh ; 
Tempest and fire attend Him down the sky : 
When God appears, all nature shall adore Him ; 
While sinners tremble, saints rejoice before Him. 

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IMMORTALITY. 



3. Sinners, awake betimes ; ye fools, be wise ; 
Awake before this dreadful morning rise ; 
Change your vain thoughts, your crooked works 
amend ; 

Fly to the Saviour, make the Judge your Friend ; 
Then join the saints ; wake every cheerful passion ; 
When Christ returns, He comes for your salvation. 



1046. L. M. Heber. 

When the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven, with His 
mighty angels. — 2 Thess. 1 : 7. 

1. The Lord will come ; the earth shall quake, 
The hills their ancient seats forsake, 

And, withering, from the vault of night 
The stars withdraw their feeble light. 

2. The Lord will come, but not the same 
As once in lowly form He came, — 
A quiet Lamb to slaughter led, — 

The bruised, the suffering, and the dead. 

3. The Lord will come, a dreadful Form, 
With wreath of flame, and robe of storm, 
On cherub wings, and wings of wind, 
Anointed Judge of human kind. 

4. Can this be He who wont to stray 
A Pilgrim on the world's highway, 

By power oppressed, and mocked by pride ? 
O God, is this the Crucified ? 

5. Go, tyrants, to the rocks complain ; 
Go seek the mountain's cleft in vain ; 
But faith, victorious o'er the tomb, 
Shall sing for joy, " The Lord is come." 

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THE JUDGMENT. 



1047. C. M. Addison. 

Wbex He yisiteth, what shall I answer Him ? — Job 31 : 14. 

1. When, rising from the bed of death, 

O'erwhelrned with guilt and fear, 
I see ruy Maker face to face, 
O, how shall I appear ? 

2. If yet, while pardon may be found, 

And mercy may be sought, 
My heart with inward horror shrinks, 
And trembles at the thought, — 

3. When Thou, Lord, shalt stand disclosed 

In majesty severe, 
And sit in judgment on my soul, 
O, how shall I appear? 

1048. L. M. Scott. 

Where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear ? — 1 Pet. 4 : 18. 

1. That day of wrath, that dreadful clay, 
When heaven and earth shall pass away ! 
What power shall be the sinner's stay ? 
How shall he meet that dreadful day, — 

2. When, shrivelling like a parched scroll, 
The naming heavens together roll, 
When louder yet, and yet more dread, 
Swells the high trump that wakes the dead ? 

3. O, on that day, that wrathful day, 
When man to judgment wakes from clay, 
Be Thou the trembling sinner's stay, 
Though heaven and earth shall pass away. 

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IMMORTALITY. 



1049. L. M. Watts. 

The eabth saw, and teembled. — Ps. 97 : 4. 

1. He reigns, the Lord, the Saviour, reigns : 
Praise Hiui in evangelic strains ; 

Let the whole earth in songs rejoice ; 
And distant islands join their voice. 

2. Deep are His counsels, and unknown ; 
But grace and truth support His throne ; 
Though gloomy clouds His way surround, 
Justice is their eternal ground. 

3. In robes of judgment, lo, He comes, 

Shakes the wide earth, and cleaves the tombs ; 
Before Him burns devouring fire ; 
The mountains melt, the seas retire. 

4. His enemies, with sore dismay, 

Fly from the sight, and shun the day; 
Then lift your heads, ye saints, on high, 
And smg, for your redemption's nigh. 



1050. CM. C. Wesley. 

LOED, PEMEMBEK ME WHE> T THOU COME ST I>~TO THT KIXGDOM. 

Luke 23 : 42. 

1. Jesus, to Thy dear wounds we flee; 

We shelter in Thy side ; 
Assured that all who trust in Thee 
Shall evermore abide. 

2. Then let the thundering trumpet sound, 

The latest holitninp;s glare, 
The mountains melt, the solid ground 
Dissolve as liquid air ; — 

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THE JUDGMENT. 



3. The huge celestial bodies roll 

Amid the general fire, 
And shrivel as a parchment scroll, 
And all in smoke expire ; — 

4. Yet still the Lord, the Saviour, reigns, 

When nature is destroyed, 
And no created thing remains 
Throughout the naming void. 

5. Sublime on His eternal throne, 

He speaks the almighty word ; 
His fiat is obeyed ; 'tis done ; 
And paradise restored. 

6. Thy power omnipotent assume, 

Thy brightest majesty ; 
And when Thou dost in glory come, 
My Lord, remember me. 

1051. 8s, 7s, & 4. Rippox's Coll. 

Behold, the Lobd cometh. — Jude 14. 

1. Lo. He cometh! countless trumpets 

Blow to raise the sleeping dead ; 
'Mid ten thousand saints and angels, 
See their great, exalted Head ! 

Hallelujah! 
Welcome, welcome, Son of God ! 

2. Xow His merit, by the harpers, 

Through the eternal deep resounds ; 
Xow resplendent shine His nail-prints. 
Every eye shall see His wounds ; 

They who pierced Him 
Shall at His appearance wail. 
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IMMORTALITY. 



3. Full of joyful expectation, 

Saints, behold the Judge appear ; 
Truth and justice go before Him ; 
Now the joyful sentence hear ; 

Hallelujah! 
Welcome, welcome, Judge divine ! 

4. " Come, ye blessed of my Father, 

Enter into life and joy ; 
Banish all your fears and sorrows ; 
Endless praise be your employ ! " 

Hallelujah ! 
Welcome, welcome to the skies. 

5. Now at once they rise to glory ; 

Jesus brings them to the King ; 
There, with all the hosts of heaven, 
They eternal anthems sing ; 

Hallelujah ! 
Boundless glory to the Lamb. 

1052. C. M. Byles. 

At the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, with all His saints. 

1 Thess. 3 : 13. 

1. When wild confusion wrecks the air, 

And tempests rend the skies ; 
While blended ruin, clouds, and fire 
In harsh disorder rise ; — 

2. Amid the hurricane I'll stand, 

And strike a tuneful song, 
My harp all trembling in my hand, 
And all inspired my tongue. 

3. I'll shout aloud, " Ye thunders, roll, 

And shake the sullen sky ; 
Your sounding voice, from pole to pole, 
In angry murmurs try. 

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THE JUDGMENT. 



4. u Let the earth totter on her base, 

Clouds heaven's wide arch deform ; 
Blow, ail ye winds, from every place, 
And breathe the final storm ! " 

5. Come quickly, blessed Hope — appear ; 

Bid Thy swift chariot fly ; 
Let angels warn Thy coming near, 
And snatch me to the sky. 

6. Around Thy wheels, in the glad throng, 

I'd bear a joyful part ; 
All hallelujah on my tongue, 
All rapture in my heart. 

1053. lis & 12s. Mil man. 

The Lord will come with fire, axd with His chariots, like a whirl- 
wind. —Is. 66 : 15. 

1. The chariot ! the chariot ! its wheels roll on fire, 
As the Lord cometh down in the pomp of His ire ; 
Self-moving, it drives on its pathway of cloud, 
And the heavens with the burden of Godhead are 

bowed. 

2. The glory ! the glory ! by myriads are poured 
All the hosts of the angels to wait on the Lord ; 
And the glorified saints and the martyrs are there, 
And there all who the palm wreath of victory wear. 

3. The trumpet ! the trumpet ! the dead have all heard ; 
Lo, the depths of the stone-covered charnels are 

stirred ! 

From the sea, from the land, from the south, from 

the north, . 
All the vast generations of man are come forth. 
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IMMORTALITY. 



4. The judgment! the judgment ! the thrones are all set, 
Where the Lamb and the white-vested elders are 

met ; 

All flesh is at once in the sight of the Lord, 
And the doom of eternity hangs on His word. 

5. O, Mercy ! O, Mercy ! look down from above, 
Creator, on us, Thy sad children, with love ; 
When beneath, to their darkness, the wicked are 

driven, 

May our sanctified souls find a mansion in heaven. 

1054. p. m. 

The hour of His judgment is come. — Rev. 14 : 7. 

1. Great God ! what do I see and hear ? 

The end of things created ! 
Behold the Judge of man appear, 

On clouds of glory seated ! 
The trumpet sounds, the graves restore 
The dead which they contained before ; 

Prepare, my soul, to meet Him. 

2. The dead in Christ shall first arise, 

At the last trumpet's sounding, 
Caught up to meet Him in the skies, 

With joy their Lord surrounding ; 
No gloomy fears their souls dismay ; 
His presence sheds eternal day 

On those prepared to meet Him. 

3. Great God ! what do I see and hear ? 

The end of things created ! 
Behold the Judge of man appear, 

On clouds of glory seated ! 
Low at His cross I view the day 
When heaven and earth shall pass away, 

And thus prepare to meet Him. 
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THE JUDGMENT. 



1055. S. M. Doddridge. 

"Who may abide the day of His coming ? — Mai. 3 : 2. 

1. And will the Judge descend? 

And must the dead arise ? 
And not a single soul escape 
His all-discerning eyes ? 

2. How will our hearts endure 

The terrors of that day, 
When earth and heaven before His face 
Astonished shrink away ? 

3. But ere the trumpet shakes 

The mansions of the dead, 
Hark ! from the gospel's cheering sound 
What joyful tidings spread ! 

4. Ye sinners, seek His grace 

Whose wrath ye cannot bear ; 
Flee to the shelter of His cross, 
And find salvation there. 



1056. 7s. Kelly. 



Foe the Loed Himself shall descend from heavex ttith a shout. 

1 Thess. 4 : 1G. 



1. Hark ! that shout of rapturous joy, 

Bursting forth from yonder cloud ! 
Jesus comes ; and through the sky 
Angels tell their joy aloud. 

2. Hark ! the trumpet's awful voice 

Sounds abroad, through sea and land ; 
Let His people now rejoice ; 
Their redemption is at hand. 
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IMMORTALITY. 



3. See, the Lord appears in view ; 

Heaven and earth before Him fly ; 
Rise, ye saints ; He comes for you ; 
Rise to meet Him in the sky. 

4. Go and dwell with Him above, 

Where no foe can e'er molest, 
Happy in the Saviour's love, 
Blessing and forever blessed. 

1057. S. M. Kelly. 

And to wait foe His Son from heaven.— 1 Thess. 1 : 10. 

1. In expectation sweet 

We wait, and sing, and pray, 
Till Christ's triumphal car we meet, 
And see an endless day. 

2. He comes ! the Conqueror comes ! 

Death falls beneath His sword ; 
The joyful prisoners burst their tombs, 
And rise to meet their Lord. 

3. The trumpet sounds ! awake ! 

Ye dead, to judgment come ! 
The pillars of creation shake, 
While hell receives her doom. 

4. Thrice happy morn for those 

Who love the ways of peace ; 
No night of sorrow e'er shall close 
Or shade their perfect bliss. 
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HEAVEN. 



IMMORTALITY. — HEAVEN. 



1058. L. M. Tuck. 

God shall wipe away all teaes ebom teeie eyes.— Rev. 21 : 4. 

1. There is a region lovelier far 

Than sages tell or poets sing, — 
Brighter than summer's beauties are, 
And softer than the tints of spring. 

2. It is all holy and serene, 

The land of glory and repose ; 
No cloud obscures the radiant scene ; 
There not. a tear of sorrow flows. 

3. In vain the philosophic eye 

May seek to view the fair abode, 
Or find it in the curtained sky ; 
It is the dwelling place of God. 

1059. c. m. 

God hath eeyealed them uxto rs by His Spieit. — 1 Cor. 2 : 10. 

1. Bright glories rush upon my sight, 

And charm my wondering eyes — 
The regions of immortal light, 
The beauties of the skies. 

2. All hail, ye fair, celestial shores, 

Ye lands of endless day ; 
A rich delight your prospect pours, 
And drives my griefs away. 
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IMMORTALITY. 



3. There's a delightful clearness now ; 

My clouds of doubt are gone; 
Fled is ruj former darkness, too ; 
My fears are all withdrawn. 

4. Short is the passage, short the space, 

Between my home and me ; 
There, there behold the radiant place ; 
How near the mansions be ! 

5. Immortal wonders, boundless things, 

In those dear worlds appear ; 
Prepare me, Lord, to stretch my wings, 
And in those glories share. 

1060. C. M. Steele. 

Thet shall behold the laxto that is very ear off.— Is. 33: 1". 

1. Far from these narrow scenes of night 

Unbounded glories rise, 
And realms of infinite delight, 
Unknown to mortal eyes. 

2. Xo clouds those blissful regions know, 

Forever bright and fair ; 
For sin, the source of mortal woe, 
Can never enter there. 

3. O, may the heavenly prospect fire 

Our hearts with ardent love, 
Till wings of faith and strong desire 
Bear every thought above. 

4. Prepare us, Lord, by grace divine, 

For Thy bright courts on high ; 
Then bid our spirits rise and join 
The chorus of the sky. 



HEAVEN". 



1061. CM. TlJJUIBULI.. 
Theke remaixteth, therefore, A best to the peoele of God. — Heb. 4 : t>. 

1. There is a place of sacred rest, 

•Far, far beyond the skies, 
Where beauty smiles eternally, 

And pleasure never dies — 
My Father's house, my heavenly home, 

Where " many mansions " stand, 
Prepared by hands divine for all 

Who seek the better land. 

2. "When tossed upon the waves of life, 

With fear on every side. — 
When fiercely howls the gathering storm, 

And foams the angry tide, — 
Beyond the storm, beyond the gloom, 

Breaks forth the light of morn, 
Bright beaming from my Father's house, 

To cheer the soul forlorn. 

3. In that pure home of tearless joy 

Earth's parted friends shall meet, 
With smiles of love that never fade, 

And blessedness complete. 
There, there, adieus are sounds unknown; 

Death frowns not on that scene ; 
But life and glorious beauty shine 

Untroubled and serene. 

1062. l. m. 

These aee they -sthich came out of gee at tribulation. — Rev. 7 : 14. 

1. Lo, round the throne, at God's right hand, 
The saints in countless myriads stand, 
Of every tongue, redeemed to God, 
Arrayed in garments washed in blood. 



IMMORTALITY. 



2. Through tribulation great they came ; 
They bore the cross, despised the shame ; 
From all their labors now they rest, 

In God's eternal glory blessed. 

3. They see their Saviour face to face, 
And sing the triumphs of His grace ; 
Him day and night they ceaseless praise, 
To Him their loud hosannas raise : — 

4. " Worthy the Lamb, for sinners slain, 
Through endless years to live and reign ; 
Thou hast redeemed us by Thy blood, 
And made us kings and priests to God." 

1063. C. M. Watts. 

TO HIM THAT OYERCOMETH WILL I GIVE TO EAT OF THE TREE OF LIFE. 

Rev. 2 : 7. 

1. " These glorious minds, how bright they shine ! 

Whence all their white array ? 
How came they to the happy seats 
Of everlasting day ? " 

2. From torturing pains to endless joys 

On fiery wheels they rode, 
And strangely washed their raiment white 
In Jesus' dying blood. 

S. Now they approach a spotless God, 
And bow before His throne ; 
Their warbling harps and sacred songs 
Adore the Holy One. 

4. The unveiled glories of His face 
Among His saints reside, 
While the rich treasure of His grace 
Sees all their wants supplied. 



HEAVEN. 



5. Tormenting thirst shall leave their souls, 

And hunger flee as fast ; 
The fruit of life's immortal tree 
Shall be their sweet repast. 

6. The Lamb shall lead His heavenly flock 

Where living fountains rise, 
And Love divine shall wipe away 
The sorrows of their eyes. 

1064. P. M. Tappan. 

The hope which is laid up for you is heaye>\ — Col. 1 : 5. 

1. There is an hour of peaceful rest 

To mourning wanderers given ; 
There is a joy for souls distressed, 
A balm for every wounded breast ; 

'Tis found above, in heaven. 

2. There is a home for weary souls 

By sin and sorrow driven, 
When tossed on Life's tempestuous shoals, 
Where storms arise and ocean rolls, 

And all is drear ; 'tis heaven. 

3. There Faith lifts up her cheerful eye 

To brighter prospects given, 
And views the tempest passing by, 
The evening shadows quickly fly, 

And all serene in heaven. 

4. There fragrant flowers immortal bloom, 

And joys supreme are given; 
There rays divine disperse the gloom ; 
Beyond the confines of the tomb 

Appears the dawn of heaven* 
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IMMORTALITY. 



1065. 8s & 7s. 

Neither shall theee be any moke pain. — Rev. 21 : 4. 

1. Lo, the seal of death is breaking ; 
Those who slept its sleep are waking; 

Heaven opes its portals fair. 
Hark ! the harps of God are ringing, 
Hark ! the seraphs' hymn is flinging 

Music on immortal air. 

2. There, no more at eve declining, 
Suns without a cloud are shining 

O'er the land of life and love ; 
There the founts of life are flowing, 
Flowers unknown to time are blowing, 

In that radiant scene above. 

3. There no sigh of memory swelleth ; 
There no tear of misery welleth ; 

Hearts will bleed or break no more ; 
Past is all the cold world's scorning, 
Gone the night and broke the morning 

Over all the golden shore. 

1066. C. M. Watts. 

The land of youk habitations. — Num. 15 : 2. 

1. There is a land of pure delight, 

Where saints immortal reign ; 
Infinite day excludes the night, 
And pleasures banish pain. 

2. There everlasting spring abides, 

And never-withering flowers ; 
Death, like a narrow sea, divides 
This heavenly land from ours. 
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HEAVEN. 



3. Sweet fields, beyond the swelling flood, 

Stand dressed in living green ; 
So to the Jews old Canaan stood, 
While Jordan rolled between. 

4. But timorous mortals start and shrink 

To cross this narrow sea, 
And linger, shivering, on the brink, 
And fear to launch away. 

5. O, could we make our doubts remove, — 

Those gloomy doubts that rise, — 
And see the Canaan that we love 
With unbeclouded eyes, — 

6. Could we but climb where Moses stood, 

And view the landscape o'er, — 
Not Jordan's stream nor death's cold flood 
Should fright us from the shore. 

1067. L. P. M. COLESWORTHY. 

AXD HIS BEST SHALL BE GLOEIOTTS. — Is. 11 : 10. 

1. There is a glorious land afar, 
Beyond the brightest burning star, 

Where peace interminably reigns, — 
Where soft and balmy breezes blow, 
And golden rivers gently flow, 

And gladness smiles o'er all the plains. 

2. No grovelling thought, no treacherous smile, 
No word unkind, no act of guile, 

Will e'er disturb the sacred rest ; 
On every peaceful brow will shine 
A living beauty, all divine, 

And love pervade the sinless breast. 
735 



IMMORTALITY. 



1068. 7s. Montgomery. 

What are these which aee arrayed m white robes ?— Rev. 7 : 13. 

1. What are these in bright array, 

This innumerable throng, 
Round the altar night and day, 

Hymning one triumphant song ? — 
" Worthy is the Lamb, once slain, 

Blessing, honor, glory, power, 
Wisdom, riches, to obtain, 

New dominion every hour." 

2. These through fiery trials trod ; 

These from great affliction came. 
Now, before the throne of God, 

Sealed with His almighty name, 
Clad in raiment pure and white, 

Victor palms in every hand, 
Through their great Redeemer's might, 

More than conquerors they stand. 

3. Hunger, thirst, disease unknown, 

On immortal fruits they feed; 
Them the Lamb, amid the throne, 

Shall to living fountains lead. 
Joy and gladness banish sighs ; 

Perfect love dispels all fear ; 
And forever from their eyes 

God shall wipe away the tear. 

1069. L. M. Steele. 

The glory op God did lighten" it. — Rev. 21 : 23. 

1. There is a glorious world on high, 
Resplendent with eternal day ; 
Faith views the blissful prospect nigh, 
While God's own word reveals the way. 



HEAVEN. 



2. There shall the favorites of the Lord 

With never-fading lustre shine; 
Surprising honor ! vast reward ! 
Conferred on man by Love divine. 

3. The shining firmament shall fade, 

And sparkling stars resign their light ; 
But these shall know nor change nor shade, 
Forever fair, forever bright. 

4. And shall not these cold hearts of ours 

Be kindled at the glorious view ? 
Come, Lord, awake our active powers, 
Our feeble, dying strength renew. 

5. On wings of faith and strong desire, 

O, may our spirits daily rise, 
And reach at last the shining choir 
In the bright mansions of the skies. 

1070. 7s. Montgomery. 

With white robes, and palms in their hands. —Rev. 7: 9. 

1. Palms of glory, raiment bright, 

Crowns that never fade away, 
Gird and deck the saints in light ; 

Priests, and kings, and conquerors, they. 

2. Yet the conquerors bring their palms 

To the Lamb amid the throne, 
And proclaim, in joyful psalms, 
Victory through His cross alone. 

3. Kings for harps their crowns resign, 

Crying, as they strike the chords, 
" Take the kingdom ; it is Thine, 
King of kings and Lord of lords." 
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4. Round the altar priests confess, 

If their robes are white as snow, 
'Twas the Saviour's righteousness, 
And His blood, that made them so. 

5. Who are these ? On earth they dwelt ; 

Sinners, once, of Adam's race ; 
Guilt, and fear, and suffering felt, 
But were saved by sovereign grace. 

G. They were mortal, too, like us ; 

Ah, when we, like them, must die, 
May our souls, translated thus, 

Triumph, reign, and shine on high. 

1071. L. M. Steele. 

That they may behold My glory. — John 17 : 24. 

1. O for a sweet, inspiring ray 

To animate our feeble strains, 
From the bright realms of endless day, 
The blissful realms where Jesus reigns. 

2. There, low before His glorious throne, 

Adoring saints and angels fall, 
And with delightful worship own 

His smile their bliss, their heaven, their all. 

3. Immortal glories crown His head, 

While tuneful hallelujahs rise, 
And love, and joy, and triumph spread 
Through all the assemblies of the skies. 

4. He smiles, and seraphs tune their songs 

To boundless rapture while they gaze ; 
Ten thousand thousand joyful tongues 
Resound His everlasting praise. 
738 



HEAVEN. 



5. Then all the favorites of the Lamb 

Shall join at last the heavenly choir ; 
O, may the joy-inspiring theme 
Awake our faith and warm desire ! 



1072. S. M. Montgomery. 

SO SHALL WE EVER BE WITH THE LOBD. — 1 TheSS. 4 : 17. 

1. " Forever with the Lord ! " 

Amen ! so let it be ; 
Life from the dead is in that word ; 
'Tis immortality. 

2. Here in this body pent, 

Absent from Him I roam, 
Yet nightly pitch my moving tent 
A day's march nearer home. 

3. My Fathers house on high, 

Home of my soul, how near 
At times to faith's discerning eye 
Thy golden gates appear I 

4. Ah, then my spirit faints 

To reach the land I love, 
The bright inheritance of saints, 
Jerusalem above. 

5. " Forever with the Lord ! " 

Father, if 'tis Thy will, 
The promise of that faithful word 
E'en here to me fulfil. 

6. Be Thou at my right hand ; 

Then can I never fail ; 
Uphold Thou me, and I shall stand ; 
Fight, and I must prevail. 

739 



IMMORTALITY. 



1073. 8s & 7s. Moore. 

Great is your reward in heaven. — Matt. 5 : 12. 

1. This world is all a fleeting show, 

For man's illusion given ; 
The smiles of joy, the tears of woe, 
Deceitful shine, deceitful flow ; 

There's nothing true but heaven. 

2. And false the light on glory's plume, 

As fading hues of even ; 
And love, and hope, and beauty's bloom 
Are blossoms gathered for the tomb ; 

There's nothing bright but heaven. 

3. Poor wanderers of a stormy day, 

From wave to wave we're driven ; 
And fancy's flash and reason's ray 
Serve but to light the troubled way ; 

There's nothing calm but heaven. 

1074. CM. Doddridge. 

The Lord shall be thine everlasting Light. — Is. 60 : 20. 

1. Ye golden lamps of heaven, farewell, 

With all your feeble light ; 
Farewell, thou ever-changing moon, 
Pale empress of the night. 

2. And thou, refulgent orb of day, 

In brighter flames arrayed, 
My soul, that springs beyond thy sphere, 
~No more demands thine aid. 

3. Ye stars are but the shining dust 

Of my divine abode, 
The pavement of those heavenly courts 
Where I shall reign with God. 
740 



HEAVEN. 



4. The Father of eternal light 

Shall there His beams display ; 
Nor shall one moment's darkness mix 
With that unvaried day. 

5. No more the drops of piercing grief 

Shall swell into mine eyes, 
Nor the meridian sun decline 
Amid those brighter skies. 

6. There all the millions of His saints 

Shall in one song unite, 
And each the bliss of all shall view 
With infinite delight. 

1075. 7s. Nevin. 

Come up hithee. — Rev. 4 : L 

1. "Come up hither ; come away ; " 

Thus the ransomed spirits sing ; 
Here is cloudless, endless day ; 
Here is everlasting spring. 

2. Come up hither ; come and dwell 

With the living hosts above ; 
Come, and let your bosoms swell 
With their burning songs of love. 

3. Come up hither ; come and share 

In the sacred joys that rise, 
Like an ocean, every where 

Through the myriads of the skies. 

4. Come up hither ; come and shine 

In the robes of spotless white ; 
Palms, and harps, and crowns are thine ; 
Hither, hither wing your flight. 
741 



IMMORTALITY. 



5. Come up hither ; hither speed ; 
Rest is found in heaven alone ; 
Here is all the wealth you need ; 

Come and make this wealth your own. 



1076. 7s. Raffles. 

In My Father's house abe many mansions. —John 14 : 2. 

1. High in yonder realms of light, 

Far above these lower skies, 
Fair and exquisitely bright, 

Heaven's unfading mansions rise. 
Glad within these blest abodes 

Dwell the raptured saints above, 
Where no anxious care corrodes, 

Happy in ImmanueFs love. 

2. Once indeed, like us below, 

Pilgrims in this vale of tears, 
Torturing pain and heavy woe, 

Gloomy doubts, distressing fears, — 
These, alas ! full well they knew, 

Sad companions of their way ; 
Oft on them the tempest blew, 

Through the long and cheerless day. 

3. Oft their vileness they deplored, 

Wills perverse and hearts untrue, 
Grieved they had not loved the Lord — 

Loved as they had wished to do ; 
But these days of weeping o'er, 

Past this scene of toil and pain, 
They shall feel distress no more, 

Never, never weep again. 
742 



HEAVEN. 



1 077. 7s & 6s. 

Open ye the gates. — Is. 26 : 2. 

1. Burst, ye emerald gates, and bring 

To my raptured vision 
All the ecstatic joys that spring 

Round the bright elysian : 
Lo, we lift our longing eyes ; 
Break, ye intervening skies ; 
Sons of righteousness, arise, 
Ope the gates of paradise. 

2. Floods of everlasting light 

Freely flash before Him ; 
Myriad-, with supreme delight, 

Instantly adore Him ; 
Angelic trumps resound His fame ; 
Lutes of lucid gold proclaim 
All the music of His name, 
Heaven echoing the theme. 

3. Four and twenty elders rise 

From their princely station ; 
Shout His glorious victories, 

Sing the great salvation ; 
Cast their crowns before His throne ; 
Cry, in reverential tone, 
" Glory be to God alone, 
Holy, holy, holy One." 

4. Hark ! the thrilling symphonies 

Seem, methinks, to seize us ; 
Join we, too, the holy lays — 

" Jesus ! Jesus ! Jesus ! " 
Sweetest sound in seraph's song, 
Sweetest note on mortal tongue, 
Sweetest carol ever sung — 
u Jesus, Jesus," flow along. 

743 



IMMORTALITY. 



1078. CM. S. Stennett. 

He shall bless thee in the land. — Deut. 28 : 8. 

1. On Jordan's stormy banks I stand, 

And cast a wishful eye 
To Canaan's fair and happy land, 
Where my possessions lie. 

2. O the transporting, rapturous scene 

That rises to my sight ! 
Sweet fields arrayed in living green, 
And rivers of delight ! 

3. All o'er those wide-extended plains 

Shines one eternal day ; 
There God, the Sun, forever reigns, 
And scatters night away. 

4. No chilling winds or poisonous breath 

Can reach that healthful shore ; 
Sickness and sorrow, pain and death, 
Are felt and feared no more. 

5. When shall I reach that happy place, 

And be forever blessed ? 
When shall I see my Father's face, 
And in His bosom rest ? 

1079. C. M. Watts. 

The thkone of God and of the Lamb shall be in it. — Rev. 22 : 3. 

1. Eaise thee, my soul ; fly up, and run 
Through every heavenly street ; 
And say, there's nought below the sun 
That's worthy of thy feet. 



HEAVEN. 



2. There, on a high, majestic throne, 

The almighty Father reigns, 
And sheds His glorious goodness down 
On all the blissful plains. 

3. Bright, like a sun, the Saviour sits, 

And spreads eternal noon ; 
ISo evenings there, nor gloomy nights. 
To want the feeble moon. 

4. Amid those ever-shining skies, 

Behold the sacred Dove ; 
While banished sin and sorrow flies 
From all the realms of love. 

5. The glorious tenants of the place 

Stand bending round the throne, 
And saints and seraphs sing and praise 
The infinite Three One. 

6. Jesus, O, when shall that dear day, 

That joyful hour, appear, 
"When I shall leave this house of clay 
To dwell among them there ? 

1080. 8s. De Fleukt. 

All the angels stood kouxd about the throve. — Rev. 7 : U. 

1. Ye angels, who stand round the throne, 

And view my Immanuel's face, 
In rapturous songs make Him known ; 
O, tune your soft harps to His praise. 

2. Ye saints, who stand nearer than they, 

And cast your bright crowns at His feet, 
His grace and His glory display, 
And all His rich mercy repeat. 
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IMMORTALITY. 



3. 0, when will the moment appear 

When I shall unite in your song ? 
I'm weary of lingering here, 
For I to your Saviour belong. 

4. I'm fettered and chained here in clay ; 

I struggle and pant to be free ; 
I long to be soaring away, 

My God and my Saviour to see. 

1081. 8s. 

The street of the city was pure gold. — Rev. 21 : 21. 

1. We speak of the realms of the blessed, 

That country so bright and so fair, 
And oft are its glories confessed ; 
But what must it be to be there ! 

2. We speak of its pathways of gold, 

Its walls decked with jewels so rare, 
Its wonders and pleasures untold ; 
But what must it be to be there ! 

3. We speak of its freedom from sin. 

From sorrow, temptation, and care, 
From trials without and within ; 
But what must it be to be there ! 

4. We speak of its service of love, 

The robes which the glorified wear, 
The church of the first born above ; 
But what must it be to be there ! 

5. Do Thou, Lord, 'mid sorrow and woe, 

Still for heaven my spirit prepare, 
And shortly I also shall know, 
And feel, what it is to be there. 

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DOXOLOGIES. 



DOXOLOGIES. 

L. M. Kenn. 

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow ; 
Praise Him, all creatures here below ; 
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host ; 
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 

t. L. M. Watts. 

To God the Father, God the Son, 
And God the Spirit, Three in One, 
Be honor, praise, and glory given 
By all on earth and all in heaven. 

!. C. M. Watts. 

Let God the Father, and the Son, 

And Spirit, be adored, 
Where there are works to make Him known, 

Or saints to love the Lord. 

C. M. Tate & Brady. 

To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 

One God, whom we adore, 
Be glory, as it was, is now, 
And shall be evermore. 

C. M. Watts. 

The God of mercy be adored, 

Who calls our souls from death, 
Who saves by His redeeming word 
And new-creating breath. 

747 



DOXOLOGIES. 



To praise the Father, and the Son, 

And Spirit, all divine, — 
The One in Three, and Three in One, - 

Let saints and angels join. 



6. 



S. M. 



Watts. 



Ye angels round the throne, 
And saints who dwell below, 

Worship the Father, praise the Son, 
And bless the Spirit too. 



7. S. M. 

To the eternal Three, 
In will and essence One, 

Be universal honors paid, 
Coequal honors done. 



Beddome. 



8. 



H. M. 



Watts. 



To our eternal God, 

The Father, and the Son, 
And Spirit, all divine, 
Three mysteries in One, 



Salvation, power, 
And praise be given, 



By all on earth, 
And all in heaven. 



9. 



L. P. M. 



Watts. 



Now to the great and sacred Three, 
The Father, Son, and Spirit, be 

Eternal praise and glory given, 
Through all the worlds where God is known, 
By all the angels near the throne, 

And all the saints in earth and heaven. 
748 



DOXOLOGIES. 

10. C. P. M. Tate & Brady. 

To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 

The God, whom heaven's triumphant host 

And saints on earth adore, 
Be glory as in ages past, 
As now it is, and so shall last, 

When time shall be no more. 

11. 7s. Mead's Coll. 

Sing we to our God above 
Praise eternal as His love : 
• Praise Him, all ye heavenly host — 
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 

12. 7s. White. 

Now to God, the Three in One, 
Be eternal glory done ; 
Raise, ye saints, the sound again ; 
Nations, join the loud Amen. 

13. 7s. Conder. 

1. Now, with angels round the throne, 

Cherubim and seraphim, 
And the church, which still is one, 

Let us swell the solemn hymn ; 
Glory to the great I am ! 
Glory to the Victim Lamb. 

2. Blessing, honor, glory, might, 
And dominion infinite, 

To the Father of our Lord, 
To the Spirit and the Word, 
As it was all worlds before, 
Is, and shall be evermore. 

749 



DOXOLOGIES. 



14. 8s. 

All praise to the Father, the Son, 
And Spirit, thrice holy and blessed, 

The eternal, supreme, Three in One, 
Was, is, and shall still be addressed. 

15. 8s & 7s. 

Praise the Father, earth and heaven ; 

Praise the Son, the Spirit praise ; 
As it was, and is, be given 

Glory through eternal days. 

16. 8s & 7s. 

Praise the God of all creation ; 

Praise the Father's boundless love ; 
Praise the Lamb, our Expiation ; 

Praise the Spirit from above : 
Praise the Fountain of salvation, 

Him by whom our spirits live ; 
Undivided adoration 

To the one Jehovah give. 

17. 8s, 7s, & 4. 

Great Jehovah, we adore Thee, 
God the Father, God the Son, 
God the Spirit, joined in glory 
On the same eternal throne ; 

Endless praises 
To Jehovah, Three in One. 
750 



DOXOLOGIES. 



18. 7s & 6s. 

To Thee be praise forever, 

Thou glorious King of kings : 
Thy wondrous love and favor 

Each ransomed spirit sings ; 
We'll celebrate Thy glory, 

With all Thy saints above, 
And shout the joyful story 

Of Thy redeeming love. 

19. 6s & 4s. 

To the great One in Three, 
The highest praises be, 

Hence evermore ; 
His sovereign majesty 
May we in glory see, 
And to eternity 

Love and adore. 

20. 4s & 6s. • 

To Father, Son, 

And Spirit, — One, — 
The God who reigns in heaven, 

As done above, 

May praise and love 
By all on earth be given. 

21. 10s & lis. Rippon's Coll, 

All glory to God, the Father and Son, 
And Spirit of grace, the great Three in One ; 
Let highest ascriptions forever be given 
By all the creation on earth and in heaven. 
751 



DOXOLOGIES. 



22. 



8s, 6s, & 4s. 



To God the Father, God the Son, 
And God the Spirit, Three in One, 
On earth be praises given, 
While angels raise 
Their higher praise 
With the redeemed in heaven. 



By angels in heaven 

Of every degree, 
And saints upon earth, 

All praise be addressed, 
To God in Three Persons, 

One God ever blessed ; 
As hath been, and now is, 

And always shall be. 



All glory to God 

In His highest abode, 

Who sits on His throne ! 
All glory to Jesus, His crucified Son ! 

All glory and praise 

To the Spirit of grace ! 

The eternal I am : 
Let His saints and His angels forever proclaim. 



23. 



5s & 6s. 



24. 



P. M. 



752 



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